NORFOLK, Va., May 14 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news release:
BySherry DiBari
Khamal Fisher is no stranger to flooding in Hampton Roads. He grew up inCampostella, one of Norfolk's most flood-prone neighborhoods,and walkedto school and the Boys & Girls Club.
"When it rained,and the streetsflooded, sometimes I had to find another way to get there," he said.
Today, he is part of a senior design team withOld Dominion University'sDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering working to implement methods,such asrain gardens, pervious pavement, tide gates, wetland mitigation, underground storagesystemsand redesigned stormwater infrastructure,to make neighborhoods in and aroundCampostellamore flood resilient.
"It's a v...