10/16/2025
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ฝ - ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐
Some regions plan for โ100 yearโ rain events. Around here, itโs called Tuesday. We are designing for the inevitable - not the ideal.
Had the opportunity to present โ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐โ at the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Quad Cities Conference. Big thanks to SAME, Rock Island Post, Anthony Heddlesten, P.E., CFM, CEMO, Sara Somsky, and Morgan Mays (team I worked directly with) for putting on a great event. Real progress - one project, one storm, one lesson learned.
We covered how Midwest teams are strengthening infrastructure:
โข Flexamat โ Armoring interstates for โcontrolled overtoppingโ on DOT projects.
โข Filter Unit Rock Bags โ Rapid bridge scour and levee repair, even helicopter deployment.
โข Solmax Scourlok โ Using on-site rock and soil for natural riverbank stabilization.
โข Concrete Canvas USA โ Culvert and channel rehab and remediation at 1/4th cost of full replacement.
