Flood Attenuation Opportunities: Mining in the Flooplain

Curt Campbell, PE, CFM, LEED AP ND

Surface mining for sand and gravel has long been a critical part of our economy and is a critical component of the upstream supply chain for infrastructure development. Due to the recent hurricane flooding mining in the floodplain has been targeted as a strain on the water bodies in which the activity is performed. This presentation looks at how these facilitates relate to the water bodies they are in proximity to and the adaptive reuse of these sites as flood attenuation facilities and the potential benefits to the environment around them.

Curt Campbell, PE, CFM, LEED AP ND

Curt is a Vice President at Westward Environmental where he oversees all of the consulting firm's engineering, natural resources, and geology projects. He's spent the past 13+ years as a civil engineering consultant with a primary focus on land development. Curt has performed many hydrologic analysis projects for land development and has taught the PE exam courses for hydrology and hydraulics through ASCE. He is also responsible for floodplain analysis projects and surface water quality treatment projects at Westward.