an AquaDam is a "temporary water-filled cofferdam flood barrier designed to control and divert water." Creating a sort of water bladder, an AquaDam contains two watertight inner tubes protected by an ...

The design of the flood control system is complex and has many moving parts, but if each cog in the wheel operates to its capabilities, major flooding can be prevented.

To the editor: Though much attention is given to water retention during rainstorms, little is said about repurposing our enormous flood control dams and huge areas behind them to store and ...

Valley Water may step back from flood-control efforts around creek Officials say it’s not clear if new plans would keep ’70-year-flood’ at bay by Gennady Sheyner December 13, 2024 9:03 am ...

Amid hammering rainfall, viscous mud flows and multiple state emergency declarations, Los Angeles County’s Byzantine flood control system has thus far absorbed near-record precipitation — a ...

At least one affected yard collapsed into the water channel, which is managed by the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. A flood control wall along Crosby Street in San ...

Flooding Stemming flood water with higher taxes: Harris Co. Flood Control is asking voters for more funds. The agency says it needs to raise the tax rate by nearly 60% to ensure the county’s ...

The Central City Flood Control project in Fort Worth will protect thousands from flooding, ... turning the Trinity River into a 14-block-wide body of water and crippling our community of 350,000 ...

The Water Resources Development Act will allow the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to reassess the current flood protection plan, something it hasn’t done since 2011.