FEMA DOCUMENTATION / FLOOD CONTROL

Mill Brook creek

Mill Brook Flooding Protection

Arlington, MA
Weston & Sampson evaluated this tributary to the Mystic River by developing a detailed hydrologic/hydraulic model of the 5.75-square-mile watershed to analyze and evaluate flood protection scenarios.

Flood Protection and Climate Resiliency Study of Columbia SC WWTP

Columbia, SC WWTP Resiliency

Columbia, SC
Geotechnical, climate resiliency, and flood protection study to evaluate alternative flood mitgation methods for Columbia SC wastewater treatment plant.

Charleston SC Flood Reduction Program

Flood Reduction Program

Charleston, SC
Flood Reduction Program for the City of Charleston, SC includes stormwater management initiatives and updates to the city’s stormwater design policies to protect storage capacity.

hazard mitigation planning

Hazard Mitigation Planning

Hazard Mitigation Planning
Preparation of joint Hazard Mitigation Plans to mitigate the effects of natural hazards, and Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Plans for climate resilience.

Community Resilience Building

Community Resilience Building

Community Resilience Building
Stakeholder workshops, public participation and information sharing sessions during Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness planning.

Modeling & Green Infrastructure Design Helps Reduce Nuisance Flooding in Major Commercial Area Modeling & Green Infrastructure Design Helps Reduce Nuisance Flooding in Major Commercial Area
Modeling & Green Infrastructure Design Helps Reduce Nuisance Flooding in Major Commercial Area

Andrew Walker, PH, CFM and James Pearson, PE co-authored an article in Stormwater Solutions entitled “Modeling & Green Infrastructure Design Helps Reduce Nuisance Flooding in Major Commercial Area.” Climate change-driven increases in future precipitation are predicted to make flooding worse, leading to a redesign of the John Fitch Highway that will make the community more climate resilient.

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Weston & Sampson Welcomes Russell Sternlicht, PE Weston & Sampson Welcomes Russell Sternlicht, PE
Weston & Sampson Welcomes Russell Sternlicht, PE
Weston & Sampson is pleased to welcome Russell Sternlicht, PE to the firm as our QA/QC Manager. After serving as a civil engineer working on stormwater management, commercial redevelopment, subsurface transportation, and other projects, he has since served as a Quality Assurance Manager in the engineering field. His experience includes streamlining the document review process to improve client turnaround times, preparing and executing project quality plans and project management plans, and leading quality assurance reviews for submittal documents. At Weston & Sampson, Russell will be leading the firm’s effort to standardize our QA procedures across all disciplines and will update the firm’s QA manual. He plans to use technology to impro ...
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Grants Available to Upgrade Failing Culverts Grants Available to Upgrade Failing Culverts
Grants Available to Upgrade Failing Culverts

Grants Available in Massachusetts to Upgrade Failing Culverts: Massachusetts DER Grant funding is to encourage municipalities to replace culverts with better designed crossings that meet improved structural and environmental design standards and climate resiliency criteria.

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Buoyancy Controlled Surge Protection Device Buoyancy Controlled Surge Protection Device
Buoyancy Controlled Surge Protection Device

Weston & Sampson recently received a provisional patent on a cutting-edge stormwater management device known as “the Buoyancy Controlled Surge Protection Device.”

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Seeking public input on the “Redesigning John Fitch Highway – A Climate Resilient Corridor” Seeking public input on the “Redesigning John Fitch Highway – A Climate Resilient Corridor”
Seeking public input on the “Redesigning John Fitch Highway – A Climate Resilient Corridor”

Fitchburg DPW seeks community input to inform initial designs of the John Fitch Highway Redesign project, of which Weston & Sampson is leading the public engagement & stormwater engineering & design.

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Ricciardi Co-Authors PFAS Article in New England Real Estate Journal Ricciardi Co-Authors PFAS Article in New England Real Estate Journal
Ricciardi Co-Authors PFAS Article in New England Real Estate Journal

Frank Ricciardi, PE, LSP co-authored an article with Peter Durning, Esq. of Mackie, Shea & Durning in the NE Real Estate Journal entitled “MassDEP Imposes Strict Standards for PFAS in Industrial Surface Water Discharges.”

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Weston & Sampson Receives Two Engineering Excellence Awards

Weston & Sampson received two Engineering Excellence Awards during the 2019 ACEC-SC Engineering Excellence Gala – “BCWS PS001 Rehabilitation” for Berkeley County Water and Sanitation and “Church Creek Stormwater Basin Study” for the City of Charleston, SC.

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Weston & Sampson is pleased to welcome Steven Roy, LEED AP Weston & Sampson is pleased to welcome Steven Roy, LEED AP
Weston & Sampson is pleased to welcome Steven Roy, LEED AP

Weston & Sampson is pleased to announce Steven Roy, LEED AP as Senior Technical Leader responsible for climate adaptation and stormwater green infrastructure pursuits.

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