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Hurricane Clean up
The storm has passed, and in the wake of Hurricane Irma, Florida is left with the clean-up. The storm left approximately 5.8 million homes and businesses without power, leading to the largest power restoration effort in history which is still currently underway. On top of the massive power losses, we also had to contend with…
Read MoreFormation of a Hurricane
lorida is particularly prone to tropical weather systems because it is surrounded on three sides by relatively warm water during the later months of the year. The part of the year between June 1st and November 30th is considered the “Hurricane Seasonâ€. We are now moving into what is considered the busiest time of year…
Read MorePreparing your Construction Site for a Hurricane
Living in Florida, we always have a chance of being hit by a tropical storm or hurricane. There are many things to consider before a storm approaches, and if you are managing a construction site there are some additional things you can do to plan for a storm. You have already been managing your stormwater…
Read MoreAugust is National Water Quality Month!
August is National Water Quality Month and reminds us that water is the ultimate resource that needs to be protected. Access to clean water should be a given, especially in developed nations like the United States, and in many places around the world, water is not so easily accessible. It is important to consider this…
Read MoreWetlands aka the Earth’s Kidneys
The popular perception of a wetland as a swamp has gone the way of the dinosaur, and many people now understand the immense value wetlands have to offer. Natural wetlands have been referred to as “earth’s kidneys†because of their ability to remove toxins and pollutants from the water. Humans use some natural wetlands for…
Read MoreHurricane Season is Here – What you need to know
The Atlantic Hurricane season is now upon us for 2017. The season starts on June 1st and runs through to the end of November. Although it is possible for storms to form outside of this time frame, we can expect the bulk of the nasty weather to fall in this period. Hurricanes can have incredibly…
Read MorePut a LID on Stormwater Runoff
What’s LID? LID, or Low Impact Development, is a method of design using green infrastructure to control both the quality and quantity of stormwater runoff. The practice began as an alternative to regular BMPs on construction sites after it was determined that traditional practices, such as ponds, generally didn’t do much for water quality goals…
Read MoreKeeping Cool in a Drought
Florida is generally known as a climate that receives a considerable amount of rain each year – about 58 inches annually to put a number on it. With this in mind, many people do not associate drought conditions with Florida. However, along with the high humidity, torrential downpour, severe thunderstorms and the occasional hurricane, drought…
Read MoreDewatering: A Simple Explanation
The lightning capital of the world has the tendency to get flooded now and then especially during the spring and summer. On a construction site, the excess of water poses a problem because it could delay the continuation of the project. In times like these, dewatering is the solution. In the simplest of terms, dewatering…
Read MoreSite Stabilization: It’s Not as Difficult as You Think
It is only expected that on rainy Florida days there would be a little bit of erosion. This is extremely likely on construction sites because there is so much movement of the soil, there’s no telling where it will end up. Site stabilization is required for all construction sites to use vegetative and/or non-vegetative cover…
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