Family Owned Water Resource Engineering Practice
Waterway Engineering, PLLC is a family-owned water resource engineering practice based in Flower Mound, Texas, serving clients across Texas and California. It provides floodplain permitting and analysis, stormwater design, and dam safety and design services, helping property owners and developers navigate FEMA requirements and local regulatory processes. The practice teams with structural and geotechnical engineers on dam design projects and handles all forms of FEMA permitting, including CLOMRs, LOMRs, LOMAs, and Elevation Certificates.
FEMA and local floodplain permitting services for property development and existing-property flood zone amendments, including flood studies and alternative analysis.
Assistance with obtaining Conditional Letters of Mapping Revision and Letters of Mapping Revision from FEMA.
FEMA permitting services to remove properties or structures from floodplain zones based on the placement of fill.
FEMA permitting services to amend flood maps for properties on natural high ground.
Preparation of Elevation Certificates to determine compliance with floodplain management ordinances and support flood insurance rating.
Obtaining municipal and county floodplain permits that meet local regulatory requirements, which are often more stringent than FEMA standards.
Hydraulic and hydrologic analysis of drainage situations, providing customized solutions for properties experiencing flooding or evaluating downstream impacts.
Stormwater engineering services for development projects, including detention basin design and channel and stream restoration design.
Engineering and design of detention basins to mitigate increases in peak runoff flows and manage stormwater discharges into sewers, streets, or channels.
Designing robust channel and stream stabilization solutions to address erosion issues or establish new channels that endure over time.
Dam safety assessments and design services for new and existing dams, including Emergency Action Plans, inundation mapping, spillway sizing, and outlet structure design.
Creating Emergency Action Plans and failure inundation maps to guide emergency responses and manage liability for dam owners.
Mapping potential flood extents resulting from dam failures to assist with risk assessment and emergency planning.
Sizing dams and spillways, designing outlet structures, and evaluating downstream impacts in collaboration with structural and geotechnical engineers.
Hydraulic analysis of downstream impacts from proposed development projects and dam scenarios. These assessments support flood studies, floodplain permitting, and dam safety work.
Water Resources · Land Development · Government
Kerrville, TX · Religious · Client: Southern Oaks Baptist Church
Obtained a Letter of Mapping Revision based on fill (LOMR-F) and local floodplain permit for Southern Oaks Baptist Church in Kerrville, Texas.