Member firm advises a county government about geotechnical issues, including fill placement and compaction, for a large, water-based recreational facility connecting the county’s existing canal network to a new aqueduct. When shoreline erosion happened the member-firm's recommendations were rejected by the A/E firm. Problems with the pavement, and water seepage, led to expensive repairs and legal disputes for all the parties.

agronomy, aqueduct, architectural/engineering, A/E firm, canals, CoMET, communications, county government, documentation, failure to heed warnings, gut instincts, litigation, value engineering, shoreline erosion, soil chemistry, recreational development