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Cheyenne West Edge Brownfield

The City of Cheyenne sought a way to turn around the downward trend in a 35-acre area of barren land ridden with an ill-defined patchwork of environmental contamination that palpably stymied attempts to make redevelopment feasible for private and public sector stakeholders. The City turned to Ayres to combine the goals of improved land use,… Read More »

Singh Property Restoration Plan

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) selected Ayres to conduct a hydraulic analysis of its proposed restoration plans for the Singh Unit adjacent to the Sacramento River in Northern California near Chico. The property is part of the Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park. California State Parks is managing a proposed riparian restoration of the property and must obtain… Read More »

University of Iowa Flood Protection

In June 2008 the University of Iowa experienced a catastrophic flood that caused more than $200 million in damage. The University retained Ayres to develop a flood mitigation plan for the campus. The mitigation plan included an updated hydraulic analysis to establish new flow vs. depth information through the campus. Ayres’ geospatial group developed new… Read More »