Archive for February, 2019:
SMP Shifting Focus to Fund More Large Watershed and System Maintenance Projects
Posted on Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 by Brad SchleeterIn Stormwater, tagged in Tags: smac, smp, stormwater management, stormwater management advisory council, stormwater management program
Johnson County has been working on a strategic planning effort to update their Stormwater Management Program (SMP). Since 1990, the SMP has been very successful in helping Johnson County communities address local street and structure flooding issues. However, many larger flooding issues still remain, due to their high cost and the challenges that come with […]
Extended Detention Basins Use Technology to Offer New Solution
Posted on Wednesday, February 13th, 2019 by Brad SchleeterIn Stormwater, tagged in
The complexity and benefit of stormwater basins varies to meet the specific design intent of a project. If reducing peak flow rates to existing conditions is the priority, a dry detention basin should be considered. If downstream channel stability is a concern, an extended detention basin should be considered. Or, if improved water quality is […]
2019 Future City Competition
Posted on Wednesday, February 6th, 2019 by Kristen KocenIn Community, Education, tagged in Tags: future city, Future City Competition, stem
Affinis has a long-standing history supporting the Great Plains Regional Future City Competition. At this event, small groups of middle-school students design and build cities with their ideas of how to make the world a better place. Students work together to develop solutions that are presented via a virtual city design (using SimCity); an essay; a […]