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Landslide infrastructure repair at Army airfield in Hawaii

March 26th, 2025

Contributed by Presto Geosystems During a 40-day rainstorm, six landslides occurred on military service roads at the Wheeler Army Airfield along the side of a ravine in Honolulu, Hawaii. Surface water runoff on the roads triggered embankment failures in clayey silt fill soils and saprolite. All images courtesy of Presto Geosystems. Debris avalanches developed along […]

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First new water reservoir in Texas in 30 years receives construction permit

February 17th, 2018

The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) announced Feb. 2, 2018, that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has granted a 404 permit to allow construction to begin on the long-awaited Lower Bois d’Arc Reservoir (LBCR) near Bonham, Texas, in Fannin County. The NTMWD said it has been working for more than 15 years […]

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