The completion of the Bee Branch Creek restoration has been a critical piece of Dubuque, Iowa's efforts to prevent severe and frequent flooding for the surrounding neighborhood.
One neighborhood in Dubuque, Iowa, was once especially prone to flooding. Between 1999 and 2011, there were six presidential disaster declarations and $70 million in damage occurred.
But that is no longer the case. Part of the solution proved to be not adding to the city’s...
