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River Restoration After Natural Disasters

When rivers overflow, change course, or erode their banks due to natural disasters such as flooding, hurricanes, wildfires, or seismic activity, the damage to surrounding infrastructure, ecosystems, and communities can be severe and long-lasting. GeoStabilization International specializes in emergency river restoration and geohazard mitigation services to protect waterways, restore stability, and prevent future failures.

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Restoring Riverbanks, Channels & Watersheds After a Disaster

Our expert teams respond immediately after natural disasters to assess impacted waterways and deploy rapid stabilization and restoration measures. Whether it’s a collapsed riverbank threatening a roadway or a scoured bridge foundation at risk of failure, we offer tailored solutions that are fast, sustainable, and engineered for long-term resilience.

Common Natural Disaster Impacts We Mitigate

  • Flood-Induced Bank Erosion: Fast-moving floodwaters scour and destabilize riverbanks, threatening nearby roadways, levees, and infrastructure.

  • Bridge Scour at Piers and Abutments: Hydraulic forces remove foundation soils from around bridge supports, potentially leading to partial or total bridge failure.

  • Post-Wildfire Debris Flows in Channels: After wildfires remove vegetation, heavy rains can trigger fast-moving flows of mud, rock, and debris that clog waterways and damage structures.

  • Sediment Blockages and River Channel Alterations: Natural disasters often deposit excessive sediment in river channels, diverting flow, reducing capacity, and increasing flood risk.

  • Washed-Out Culverts, Ditches, and Embankments: Intense rainfall and flood events can overwhelm or destroy drainage infrastructure, eroding roads and compromising access routes.

Emergency River Restoration Services

We offer a full suite of river restoration and stabilization services following flood or geohazard events, including:

  • Scour Protection & Armoring: Installation of riprap, articulated concrete blocks, and grouted systems to protect bridge foundations and banks.
  • Soil Nail & Shotcrete Slope Stabilization: Secures unstable slopes adjacent to riverbanks and floodways.
  • Live Bank Stabilization Solutions: Incorporation of bioengineering techniques for erosion control and habitat restoration.
  • Micropile & Tieback Installation: Foundation support and bank reinforcement for critical infrastructure along waterways.
  • Hydraulic & Erosion Control Systems: Including geosynthetic materials, check structures, and drainage improvements.
  • Sediment & Debris Removal: Post-event cleanup and channel restoration to restore natural flow and function.
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Design/Build for Rapid Restoration

Our design/build delivery model streamlines the entire process—from assessment to engineered solution to implementation. We eliminate traditional delays and get to work immediately, preventing further environmental damage and protecting the surrounding infrastructure.

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Specialized Equipment & Remote Access Solutions

Whether working in steep terrain or within sensitive riparian zones, our crews deploy specialized equipment such as:

  • Spider Excavators for Riverbank and Slope Work

  • Limited Access Drills for Tight or Hazardous River Corridors

  • Helicopter-Assisted Installation for Remote or Inaccessible Sites
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Who We Help

We work alongside:

  • Departments of Transportation
  • Environmental Agencies
  • Railroads & Utilities
  • Emergency Management Teams
  • Federal & Municipal Governments
  • Watershed & River Authorities

GeoStabilization’s river restoration and mitigation services help these partners quickly respond to disaster-related river impacts while protecting ecosystems, communities, and infrastructure.

Why Choose GeoStabilization?

  • 24/7 Emergency Deployment
  • Environmentally Sensitive Solutions
  • Nationwide Coverage & Rapid Mobilization
  • Turnkey Design/Build Services
  • Proven Performance in Flood Recovery & Riverbank Stabilization
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Client Reviews

Erosion Control for Water Infrastructure in Minnesota

I am sending this to you from Duluth Minnesota where 4 of your employees just finished working on a wall they had put in for us previously. That was a few years ago after Duluth suffered a flood. We are on Lake Superior and St. Louis County wanted to help stop erosion. The guys worked during the rain and just kept on going, like little Energizer bunnies. Nice fellows, all of them!! They are certainly a credit to your company and I feel it is always good to give thanks to people for a job well done. Please let them know how much we appreciated their dedication to get the job done. We will always wish you and your team good days ahead!!

Emergency Landslide Repair in Wyoming

In 2017, another well above normal snowpack winter and heavy spring rains resulted in 23 new landslides, which damaged or threatened WYDOT roads. WYDOT turned to GSI to help respond to these emergency situations. GSI was able to respond very quickly and in most cases had personnel on site to assess the site within 24 hours. They would provide a proposal for remediation with a preliminary design and estimated costs within 48 hours in most cases. During 2017, GSI was selected to perform remediation with contracts at six separate sites. In all cases, they were prepared to mobilize to the sites and begin work within a week of being given notice to proceed.

A unique element of these emergency contracts was a partnership, between WYDOT and GSI, by which WYDOT provided some logistical support such as traffic control and providing water for drilling operations so that GSI could focus its efforts on performing the specialty work. This arrangement resulted in cost effective, efficient, successful projects. When responding to emergency landslide repair, time truly is money, the sooner a landslide can be remediated before it has a chance to grow, the less expensive it is to repair. In the past, WYDOT has experienced situations in which, landslides could possibly have been remediated quicker, experienced further failure during drawn out conventional design and contracting methods resulting in higher costs due to the additional failure. GSI uses various types of innovative geo-technology in their landslide remediation projects….

All of these projects were completed on schedule, even with cold weather conditions and snow storms ….

All of the stabilization projects that GSI completed for WYDOT included a warranty to repair any of the remediation that would happen to fail, but to date none of the work that they have performed has required any repair. I would highly recommend GeoStabilization International to perform emergency landslide and slope remediation work. They have the resources, personnel, and expertise to respond to your emergency in a timely, professional manner.

Project Support for Water and Power in California

As told by GSI Project Development Engineer: We are currently close to finishing one of five sites proposed for repair to the [local Water and Power Agency]. The agency folks were very impressed with GSI’s professionalism and support during the repair procedures. Our approach to the project, our field crew’s commitment to safely, our expertise in what we do, and our continuous involvement in the project at multiple levels all contributed to their positive feelings about GSI.

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If your river system, bank, or water-adjacent infrastructure has been impacted by a natural disaster, contact GeoStabilization International for fast, engineered, and lasting restoration solutions.

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