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New real-time systems manage drainage and flooding in Edinburg

The Municipal Posted on July 22, 2024 by Nicholette CarlsonJuly 22, 2024
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Edinburg, Texas, has a little over 50 ditches throughout the city with all subdivisions connecting into the ditches for drainage and a link to the county ditches. The drainage water from four nearby cities also runs through the city ditches, … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged fooding, July 2024, public works, The Municipal

Superintendent protects Ironton, Ohio, for 50 years

The Municipal Posted on May 25, 2024 by Lauren CaggianoMay 23, 2024
Ohio

Mike Pemberton serves as Ironton’s superintendent of Street, Sanitation and Flood. However, his current role in the southern Ohio city only tells part of the story. From maintenance on the levees to navigating the bureaucratic maze of city government, his … Continue reading →

Posted in Personality Profile | Tagged february 2024, ohio, personality profile, The Municipal

San Luis Obispo uses hard work, collaboration to rebound

The Municipal Posted on July 20, 2023 by Kevin KilbaneAugust 2, 2023
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Rain from storm after storm saturated the soil. When on Jan. 9, 2023, an atmospheric river dumped several more inches of rain on the city of San Luis Obispo, Calif., rushing water swelled creeks and submerged streets. Floodwaters piled debris … Continue reading →

Posted in Public Works | Tagged july 2023, public works, san luis obispo, The Municipal

On the road again: New Orleans’ Cemeteries

The Municipal Posted on December 6, 2022 by Ray BaloghAugust 2, 2023
New Orleans

“Six feet under” has a couple of significant meanings for New Orleans, La. More than half the city, much of which was developed on reclaimed swampland, lies several feet below sea level and is sinking at the rate of almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Articles, On the Road Again | Tagged new orleans, october 2022, on the road again, The Municipal

Ocala, Florida, retains Class 3 rating

The Municipal Posted on September 15, 2022 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023
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The city of Ocala, Fla., has retained its Class 3 Community Rating System, which is basically the ISO rating for flooding and helps those in the city receive lower flood insurance costs. But, according to Sean Lanier, city engineer and … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management | Tagged crisis management, ocala, september 2022, The Municipal

Missouri volunteers provide rapid structural assessments following disasters

The Municipal Posted on September 13, 2022 by Kevin KilbaneAugust 2, 2023
Missouri

When a major tornado or earthquake rips through a community, local leaders and residents need to know quickly what homes and buildings are safe for use and what structures remain a risk for collapse. The magnitude of the damage can … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management | Tagged crisis management, missouri, september 2022, The Municipal

Cleaning up municipal waterways

The Municipal Posted on October 13, 2021 by Denise FedorowAugust 2, 2023
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Whether you live on the East Coast, in the South, the Midwest or on the West Coast, if there are municipal ponds, lakes or beaches within city limits, at some point, you’re faced with how to clean or maintain those … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged municipal, october 2021, parks & environmental services, The Municipal

Grandview uses 3D models to map flooding

The Municipal Posted on September 16, 2021 by Deborah GerbersAugust 2, 2023
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Grandview, Mo., is a first-ring suburb just south of Kansas City, with a population of about 25,000. The city has implemented the use of three-dimensional printing to create models of flooded areas following a series of flooding events in 2017. … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management | Tagged crisis management, flooding, september 2021, The Municipal

Two communities revise emergency plans

The Municipal Posted on September 3, 2021 by Janet PattersonAugust 2, 2023
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If four fires and a flood in four years were not enough, add in a global pandemic, and it all could make a city want to revise its emergency action plan. That’s exactly what motivated the city of Cloverdale, Calif., … Continue reading →

Posted in crisis management | Tagged crisis management, emergency, september 2021, The Municipal

Huron Watershed city project educates the public about stormwater

The Municipal Posted on June 28, 2021 by Dani MessickAugust 2, 2023
stormwater

The city of Ann Arbor, Mich., wants its residents to know the importance of stormwater. “People don’t normally think about stormwater until it floods their house, and we are trying to keep it prevalent in their mind,” said Robert Kelly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Water & Energy | Tagged june 2021, stormwater, The Municipal, water & energy

Preparing for inevitable celestial hazards

The Municipal Posted on November 7, 2020 by Barb SieminskiAugust 2, 2023
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Solar storms are a real possibility, according to Eric Waage, director of Hennepin County Emergency Management. “I think that people who run utilities and plan for disasters really need to have this on their radar,” said Waage. “But I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged celestial, november 2020, technology, The Municipal

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