The “Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork” initiative enables the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District to focus on streamlining project development by applying the R.A.P.I.D. (Risk-Informed, Aligned, Proportional, Iterative, Decisive) planning framework. This concept is being utilized in the Chartiers Creek Study. In recent decades, the creek’s watershed has experienced frequent systemic flooding, increasing flood and life-safety risks to communities. The feasibility study will examine the approximately 277 square-mile area to evaluate possible flood-control management solutions and alternatives to reduce risk for the more than 250,000 residents living within the watershed.
The study is authorized under the 2022...
