Protecting Infrastructure from Storm Surge and Floods
Join engineer Rob Kibler to explore water control methods used in preparation for future storm surges and flooding.
Reservations
Not Required
Pricing
- Suggested Donation: $5.00
Location
Mather Auditorium
The financial and human cost of storms continues to increase. The oceans and atmosphere are warming and that means more energy to create powerful storms. Sea level rise also creates new challenges for low-lying coastal communities and tidal areas. Today, we’ll look at a variety of water control methods covering applications from entire cities to airports, highways and rail yard to products for the at-risk homeowner.
This Ted Exford Climate Stewards lecture is supported by Dave & Loretta (Exford) Hoglund.
About the Presenter
Rob Kibler has spent his more than 50-year career entirely in the water control industry. Most of that career was working for Rodney Hunt in Orange, MA, a manufacturer of a wide variety of flow control solutions. He is currently the Vice President of Engineering. Over his career, he has consulted with the USACE, South Florida Water Management District, the NYCDEP and the Public Utilities Board In Singapore. While historically, Rodney Hunt concentrated on drinking and wastewater treatment plants, an increasing share of its revenue comes from environmental resiliency projects like storm surge and flood protection and tidal zone management.