MunicipalStormwater Support.

Specialized floodplain and stormwater engineering support for cities, counties, and public-sector project teams.

Your inquiry goes directly to the engineer.
STA 0+00The work

An engineer on call,without the hire.

Many municipalities don’t have floodplain or stormwater engineering expertise on staff.

Aging infrastructure, regulatory compliance, limited staff capacity and residents who want answers all land on the same public works desk. Creel gives that team a specialized technical resource when it needs one: for a flooding complaint, a capacity question, a map revision or a grant application.

Each engagement is scoped individually. Scope, schedule, fees, and payment terms are established in the proposal. Engineering support scoped to the problem in front of you.

Floodplain

Floodplain management support

FEMA map revision coordination, ordinance compliance review and NFIP assistance.

Infrastructure

Stormwater infrastructure analysis

Hydraulic capacity analysis, storm drain evaluation and capital improvement priorities.

Planning

Drainage master planning

Watershed-scale studies that identify flooding problems and rank the fixes.

Complaints

Flooding complaint investigation

Field assessment, hydrologic and hydraulic analysis and documented findings.

Funding

Grant application exhibits

Technical exhibits and cost estimates for FEMA hazard mitigation funding.

Capital

Capital project engineering

Channel improvements, detention facilities and culvert replacements.

STA 0+00Capacity

Run the stormthrough the pipes.

A system sized for the 10-year storm behaves very differently in the 100-year. Pick a storm and watch where the water backs up.

Illustrative example—not a site-specific engineering result.Amber over capacity · cyan near capacity
OUTFALLILLUSTRATIVE NETWORK · CAPACITY SHOWN AS FLOW ÷ FULL-PIPE CAPACITY
Design storm
Pipes over capacity0
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Street floodingNone
Illustrative. Real capacity studies model the actual system with surveyed inverts, inlet capacity and tailwater.
STA 0+00Common needs

What citiescall about.

  • Community Rating System (CRS) program support
  • Floodplain development permit review
  • Post-storm flooding investigations
  • Stormwater capacity studies
  • CLOMR and LOMR coordination
  • Regulatory compliance reviews
STA 0+00Questions

Straightanswers.

What should I send to get started?

Send the project location, a brief description, and any important deadline. Mention any surveys, plans, reports, or agency comments you already have. You do not need a complete package to make an initial inquiry.

Can Creel support our civil engineering team?

Creel provides specialized hydrologic and hydraulic support that can be scoped around your team’s project requirements and deliverables.

How are fees and schedules established?

Each assignment is evaluated individually. The proposal establishes the scope, deliverables, schedule, fees, and payment terms.

Does submitting an inquiry start an engineering engagement?

No. An inquiry starts a conversation. Engineering services begin under a separate written agreement.

STA 0+00Keep going

Relatedwork.

STA 0+00Get started

Send the location.Start the conversation.

Send the project location, a brief description, and any important deadline. Mention available surveys, plans, prior studies, or agency comments; supporting files can be requested after the initial inquiry.

Each engagement is scoped individually. Scope, schedule, fees, and payment terms are established in the proposal.

Agency coordination and review responses are provided as defined in the agreed scope.

STA 0+00Project review

Find the flooding.Plan the next steps.

Email mcreel@creelengineering.comPhone 919-757-2886Your inquiry goes directly to the engineer.
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