Category: Water Resources

Matrix Riprap Provides More Riverbank Protection at Lower Cost

By Will deRosset The faster that water rushes through a river, the more erosion occurs on the river’s banks. Riverbank erosion can lead to a host of problems, including compromised bridges and adjacent roadways and loss of property. Protecting riverbanks from erosion correlates directly to increasing public safety. Water moving downhill has energy, and if… Read More »

Scholarships Open Doors to Engineering Careers

How can I find engineering-specific scholarships? ACEC offers several. The deadline to apply is in March. A new year brings new opportunities, as the saying goes. And in civil engineering and related disciplines, employment opportunities abound for 2017 and beyond. Buildings and roads are being erected, the housing market has returned to a promising level, and… Read More »

Cranberries Depend on Water Resources

Dams serve a range of organizations in a variety of locations. They store water, control floods, provide irrigation, supply hydropower, reduce sedimentation – the list of uses for this scalable water resource structure goes on and on. It’s hard to miss a big dam on a big river. But you can find small dams doing… Read More »