Tag: environment
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Deflection-Los Angeles Wildfires
The press has it right to blame the politicians for the wildfires, since this is really not the blame of the civil engineers or foresters. The politicians are responsible for funding good management of an adequate water supply and flammable trees and shrubbery. As the press has been pointing out, there has been deflections in…
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Journal Entry – Snowbird – Erosion
Considering my career with the Iowa Department of Transportation, it seems like one way or the other I was always working on erosion projects either in the field or under development. After each flood, I was the first engineer in many areas looking at erosion. During our major floods, this would require examining a highway,…
Deflection 