Increased urbanization coupled with more frequent severe weather events, has significantly strained aging flood control and sewer systems with stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff not only presents formidable compliance challenges with increasingly stringent regulations but also threatens the quality of community drinking water, exacerbates flood damage costs, and impacts natural resources in vital water bodies like lakes, rivers, streams, and the coast.
Historically, flood control primarily relied on grey infrastructure, such as concrete channels and flood walls, to manage stormwater. The future of flood management includes the integration of nature-based solutions with infrastructure improvements. These nature-based solutions mimic natural processes, enhancing resilience by absorbing and slowing down stormwater runoff.
NV5 provides leadership in stormwater engineering, green infrastructure, and surface water quality with experts versed in compliance and policy support, nature-based and green infrastructure engineering design, permitting and funding support, and monitoring study design and implementation. We combine award-winning engineering and science with the most extensive geospatial capabilities in North America to develop and deliver innovative, regulatory-compliant, and resilient solutions.