Palo Alto built San Francisco Bay’s first horizontal levee to reuse treated wastewater; the 500-foot living slope restores marsh habitat and tests defenses against sea-level rise
Palo Alto’s 500-foot living levee reuses treated wastewater to restore marsh habitat and fight seas (Image Credit: City of Palo Alto) A shoreline defence can be more than a wall. In Palo Alto, California, engineers have built a broad, gently sloping landscape designed to protect the coast while functioning like a living ecosystem. The project…