New Watershed Site From the EPA

New Watershed Site From the EPA

Last week, the EPA went live with Watershed Central, a new website which provides information to aid in the design, implementation and management of watershed projects. According to the EPA, “the site includes guidance, tools, case studies, and data sets to help you share information, analyze data, and identify opportunities to initiate or strengthen your watershed efforts.”

May 11th, 2009 by Chris Maeder 

The Future of Our Water Resources

The Future of Our Water Resources

Over 3/4 of the Earth’s surface area is covered with water and that proportion is rising every year with the melting of the polar ice caps. Even so, many scientists are predicting that water will actually be one of our most valuable and in-demand resources. Since this is likely to play a large role in the future of our planet, I’ve decided to do a little research and find out what some of the smartest people are currently thinking about the future of the Earth’s water resources.

May 4th, 2009 by Chris Maeder 

How to Earn Your Share of the Stimulus Money

How to Earn Your Share of the Stimulus Money

We’ve all heard the number by now, roughly $800 billion and a large portion of that going to infrastructure projects. As a civil engineer, numbers like that make me very interested.
Well, it looks like a large share of the infrastructure money is going to be spent on new and improved roads. While most states are [...]

March 2nd, 2009 by Chris Maeder 

HEC-1 Incorporated in New StormNET

HEC-1 Incorporated in New StormNET

After 2 months of intense work by a team of 12 software developers and civil engineers, we have released the next version of StormNET. This new version includes HEC-1 and many more…

January 26th, 2009 by Chris Maeder