Stream and Floodplain Design + Engineering

WSD's expertise in stream design and engineering is built on a holistic understanding of stream systems.

To us, designing a good river, drainage, or flood mitigation project begins with acknowledging the relative importance of geomorphology, ecology, and humans in the system. Natural river function and the role of the stream as a community asset is never an afterthought; it is always our primary focus and our projects are better because of that.

The WSD design process provides:

• Multi-disciplinary assessments of the stream setting, condition, function, and dis-function.

• Characterization of stream stressors, drivers of stream change, and the processes that can aid in either long-term correction or self-renewal.

• Full-service design and construction oversight that focuses on the context, constraints, complexity, and community of the stream system.

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