Owner's Advisor for Streambank Program

Ardurra played a key role in developing a robust Streambank program that assesses changing conditions of natural systems, evaluates potential impacts to ReWa's sewer assets, predicts risk, and develops proactive solutions before failure. The team actively assists in identifying, assessing, and categorizing critical assets that require mitigation to enhance resilience and minimize future threats to service failures and SSOs. Strategies include stream stabilization, spot repairs, limited restoration, ongoing operational inspections, and post-construction monitoring, while considering life-cycle costs, budget constraints, and regulatory requirements. The efforts include agency coordination, permitting analysis, and stakeholder engagement to support sustainable infrastructure management and enhance funding opportunities. The data collection and documentation developed as part of this program provided a robust foundation to detail the damage post-Helene.

Key Highlights:

• Identified, assessed, and categorized critical sewer assets along vulnerable waterways to prioritize restoration efforts and manage risks
• Developed stabilization and repair strategies that enhance infrastructure resilience while optimizing budget allocation
• Established data collection and documentation protocols that facilitated damage assessment and funding justification following Hurricane Helene

The program safeguarded ReWa's sanitary sewer infrastructure while promoting sustainable asset management through coordinated agency engagement, stakeholder outreach, and strategic pursuit of funding, ultimately proving invaluable for rapid response following severe weather events.