FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 12 -- George Mason University issued the following news release:
For residents of Waverly and Jarratt in southeastern Virginia, flooding is an increasingly frequent concern. Intense rainfall, aging drainage infrastructure, low-lying terrain, and unpredictable weather patterns threaten homes, businesses, and public safety. George Mason University's Celso Ferreira, a professor of civil, environmental, and infrastructure engineering and director of the Flood Hazards Research Lab, is working to improve the towns' flood resilience.
Ferreira's project builds on his long-standing work partnering with local governments to apply advanced flood modeling, hazard assessment, and resilience planning tools to real-world community cha...