Water Resources Engineering

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Iowa honored the City of Norwalk’s Great Western Trail Connection project with an Engineering Achievement Award at their Engineering Excellence Banquet on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. This [...]

When you ask a child, “what do you want to be when you grow up?” the answer is usually a firefighter, a doctor, or an astronaut. These careers are exposed [...]

Bolton & Menk, Inc. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Fortin Consulting on January 1, 2022. Fortin Consulting has been a leader in advanced chlorides management and reduction research [...]

Agricultural drainage systems are an integral part in keeping our farmland functioning and sustainable for many years. These systems help drain excess water, reduce erosion, and improve productivity of farmland, while providing a vehicle for protecting and improving [...]

MS4iD™ is an innovative, GIS-based tool that leverages your own stormwater management system information to store and organize critical MS4 inspection data. By simplifying the inspection data collection process, you [...]

As presented at the 2020 Minnesota Water Resources Conference Tim Olson, P.E., CFM, grew up in Minnesota, land of 10,000 lakes, and knew he wanted to find a career that [...]

Flooding season is quickly approaching, and with it comes unsafe environments that are potentially dangerous for humans to enter. That’s where drones come in. With the ability to be quickly [...]

Transitioning maintenance and management practices between seasons can be challenging for stormwater practitioners and public works officials. Winter weather can be especially difficult as melting snow and ice allow salt [...]

Rising environmental concerns in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and the reality of climate change effects sparked a partnership between Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) and Forest Lake Area Schools (FLAS) to [...]

MS4iD™ is an innovative, GIS-based tool that leverages your own stormwater management system information to store and organize critical MS4 inspection data. By simplifying the inspection data collection process, you [...]

Flood events  across the country  can destroy communities, leaving them with a laborious rebuilding process. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has developed a Community Rating System (CRS) that rewards [...]

The City of Bloomington has struggled with flooding at the Knox Avenue and American Boulevard intersection for many years. Prior to any development of Bloomington, the intersection was home to [...]

Up until 2019 the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) of the Dakota people gathered in multiple locations with a growing need for a single facility to teach their youth, attend [...]

Warm summer days means more time on the water and taking in beautiful lake and river shorelines from your boat or kayak. In this month’s Coffee Break, Roberta Cronquist, senior [...]

The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community Cultural Center was named a 2019 Top Project by Finance & Commerce. This award recognizes projects from all over Minnesota built in 2019 that showcasea degree [...]

Receding groundwater supply is a concern we all face. Stormwater collection can be used to reduce pollutant discharge, manage excessive runoff volumes, and save valuable groundwater. Innovative surface water and [...]

Today is Read Across America Day, so we thought it was only fitting to sit down with a few of our children’s book authors over a cup of coffee to learn [...]

Forest Lake Area Schools (FLAS) were looking to reduce groundwater use, improve water quality to Clear Lake, and jumpstart an innovative curriculum program that would promote sustainability and STEM education. [...]

The City Engineers Association of Minnesota (CEAM) recognized the City of Bloomington at their awards luncheon on January 29. The Penn American Stormwater Storage project received a Project of the [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACEC-MN) recognized the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community at their Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet on January 24. The Cultural Center project received an [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACEC-MN) recognized the City of Bloomington at their Engineering Excellence Awards Banquet on January 24. The Penn American Stormwater Storage project received [...]

Since 1949, Bolton & Menk has been providing public infrastructure solutions for surrounding communities with bright futures, the desire to grow, and a common challenge of aging infrastructure. We are [...]

The American Public Works Association (APWA) – Minnesota Chapter recognized the City of Bloomington at the annual conference on November 22. The Penn American Stormwater Storage project received the Project [...]

The American Public Works Association (APWA) – Minnesota Chapter recognized Forest Lake Area Schools at the annual conference on November 22. The High School Water Stewardship project received the Environmental [...]

Our latest and greatest in the Blink! Simplified Solutions series presents: Agricultural Drainage Systems. Learn how communities, engineers, and farmers work together to ensure water is properly drained to keep [...]

Our latest and greatest in the Blink! Simplified Solutions series presents: Stormwater Management Systems. Learn how stormwater is contained, managed, and returned to our lakes, streams, and wetlands. Don't blink, [...]

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Iowa recognized a few of our clients with Engineering Achievement Awards in Transportation, Water/Wastewater, and Special Projects. Congratulations to Spencer, Ames, and Cedar Rapids! [...]

Congratulations to all our clients on their MnDOT Environmental Stewardship awards! We believe all people should live in a safe, sustainable, and beautiful community. Our clients have been able to achieve [...]

On March 5, 2019 at the Iowa Section of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Spring Meeting in Waterloo, Iowa, Jon Rosengren was named the 2019 recipient of [...]

The American Public Works Association (APWA) – Iowa Chapter recognized the Cities of Ames and Cedar Rapids with 2018 Project of the Year awards. Both projects were nominated by project [...]

This week we launch our fourth children's book, Doug the Water Drop. Join Doug as he travels from your home to the wastewater treatment plant, and back out into the [...]

The Minnesota Chapter, American Planning Association awarded Carver County, the City of Chaska, MnDOT, and Bolton & Menk with the Partnerships in Planning Award of Excellence for the Highway 41/County [...]

by Dan Donayre, Senior Wetland Specialist As a result of falling commodity prices, farmers have been looking at different avenues to profit from marginal land. One of these is to [...]

The City of Storm Lake’s North Central Stormwater Project was awarded the 2016 Best Development Award in the Stormwater: Civic category by 1000 Friends of Iowa. The award ceremony was [...]