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Apr 26, 2012
Analysis of Flood Mitigation Alternatives Process
Authors: Lynn M. Mayo, Michael Swigart, and Daniel HarperAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Engineering Approaches to Ecosystem Restoration
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Montogomery County, Maryland used a flood mitigation alternatives analysis process to select a flood mitigatation alternative for a townhouse development which had repetitative flood damage from a nearby stream. By following standard problem solving techniques to select an alternative, Montgomery County was able to relatively quickly and cost effectively identify the "optimal" flood mitigation alternative.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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Lynn M. Mayo
P.E.
Senior Project Engineer, Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, 200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Suite 101, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Michael Swigart
P.E.
Project engineer, Woodward-Clyde Federal Services, 200 Orchard Ridge Drive, Suite 101, Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Daniel Harper
Senior Engineer, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection, 250 Hungerford Drive, 2nd Floor, Suite 175, Rockville Metro Center, Rockville, MD 20850
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