Rainfall, Drainage, and Flood Damage Reduction in a Post-Harvey World

The Houston Chapter of the Environmental & Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers will be conducting a moderated panel discussion about “Atlas 14” – the federal effort to update rainfall intensity, duration, and frequency estimates for Texas – and the future of drainage design and flood damage reduction efforts. The lunchtime event will feature Sandra Pavlovic, P.E. of the National Weather Service; Russ Poppe, P.E., of Harris County Flood Control District; and Steve Costello, P.E., City of Houston’s Chief Resilience Officer.  The moderator will by Michael F. Bloom, P.E., of R. G. Miller Engineers, Inc. For more information and to register, visit ascehouston.org.