by David Baumgarten Very early in my consulting career, the firm I was working for had an in-house workshop for the new staff. One of the firm’s principals posed the question to the group “What do we do?” Answers included, we do geotechnical engineering studies, hydrogeology studies, environmental assessments, slope…
AN INTERESTING RIDE (2014 Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington) by David Baumgarten Navigating Minimum Requirement #5, List #1, & List #2 can be an interesting and at the same time frustrating ride. It seems pretty straight forward: identify which Minimum Requirements your project triggers and then go to…
by David Baumgarten After evaluating infiltration potential for hundreds of sites over my career, there are some sites I know will not infiltrate. It may be past experience in the area, or we may have a previous geotechnical engineering report with soil and groundwater information. A simple tech memo addressing…
by David Baumgarten All current stormwater manuals have some requirements to evaluate the potential to infiltrate some or all stormwater runoff for new development, redevelopment or even additions to existing homes. Even if there is an existing stormwater infrastructure to connect to, you will most likely be required to complete…
