As part of their Senior Design Capstone course, Civil & Environmental Engineering students designed stormwater infrastructure to minize flooding impacts in Manchester, particularly for structures newly identified as being in the floodplain after recent redrawing of maps.
In 2015, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources conducted a map update of the City’s waterways along the eastern portion of the City of Manchester. This revised study resulted in 239 new parcels being placed within the floo...
Manchester – Waterway and Dry Run Remediation and Redevelopment / Plan for Displaced Households
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- University University of Iowa
- Program Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities
- University Department Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Status Completed
- Lead Local Gov / Community Partner Org Name City of Manchester