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Keep up to date with news and events hosted by the National Capital Section of American Society of Civil Engineers. Section meetings are held eight times a year over dinner at the Hilton Arlington. A speaker delivers a presentation on a local infrastructure project with attendees receiving 1 PDH (Professional Development Hour) for their attendance. Most meetings may also be attended virtually. 

Presented by Ned Wallace, PE, National Park Service

Please click HERE to register by April 14.

Join the American Society of Civil Engineers-National Capital Section (ASCE-NCS) at the Hilton Arlington on Tuesday, April 19, for an exciting presentation by Ned Wallace on the Washington, DC levee and other flood protection facilities within the National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA). You will learn how they increased resilience in response to current needs and expected increased severity of storms and rising sea levels due to global climate change. Learn how a major portion of the Washington, DC levee system was installed between Constitution and Independence Avenues, and extending into Constitution Gardens and the Washington Monument grounds to meet these needs.The project’s goal was to improve the reliability of the river flood protection for the monumental core of Washington, DC and to install levee components consisting of permanent walls on both sides of the street, and a removable barrier system in street, which will allow insertion of post and panel flood control structure when needed. With the support of the National Park Service Dam Safety Funding, and US Army Corps of Engineers American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funding, the 17th Street DC Levee Project was undertaken in 2013.

Innovative Stormwater Management Concept for the Washington Monument Grounds

Presented by Karolina Kawaiaka, AIA

In addition to our feature presentation on the 17th Street Levee, Ms. Karolina Kawiaka, AIA, will alsoshow you an innovative stormwater management concept for the Washington Monument grounds and Constitution Avenue. Her design, entitled The People’s Forum, restores part of the historic Washington City Canal and raises grounds around the Washington Monument for stormwater retention. According to Ms. Kawiaka, the original plan for Washington DC “…defined two axes representing presidential leadership and democratic governance. 200 years later that vision is realized by a civic place that tells the story of the Washington Monument creates a public forum for gatherings and completes a vision of the Mall as America’s front lawn.” Ms. Kawiaka’s design completes this vision while addressing a major stormwater challenge that threatens downtown DC. More information on Ms. Kawiaka’s design idea is available HERE.

WHEN: Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 6pm - 8:30pm.
WHERE: Hilton Arlington, Gallery
FEE: $45 (if registering by April 14, 2016). $55 (Walk-ins and late registrations). $10 (Students).
One (1) PDH will be awarded for attendance.