Trinity River Levee System Reaccreditation Client City of Dallas Project Overview An unprecedented alliance formed between HNTB, the City of Dallas and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect downtown Dallas real estate from flood-plain status and approached completion of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's levee reaccreditation process. Strategy Documentation of the Trinity River Levee System Reaccreditation created a proven process for other cities to emulate. This project made Dallas the first major metropolitan area to successfully navigate the Corps’ Section 408 process, begin 100-year levee remediation construction and draw closer to completing the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s extensive levee reaccreditation process. Results HNTB and partners saved 17,000 acres of

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