Forensic Civil Engineering Investigations

Because of our combined expertise in the civil engineering and land surveying disciplines, we provide a unique combination of forensic investigation services for our clients, which include land use attorneys, insurance claims adjusters, and subrogation professionals.

A "flood" is defined by the National Floodplain Insurance Program (NFIP) as "a general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation" of "normally dry land areas" from: "overflow of inland or tidal waters" or "unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source".  Furthermore, Black's Law Dictionary defines "floodwater" as "water that escapes from a watercourse in large volumes and flows over adjoining property in no regular channel."

The damages resulting from flood related disasters can be devastating, usually involving several victims suffering substantial losses economically and emotionally, and often times the thought of recovery appears overwhelming. 

The first question victims should ask is whether or not the flood was in fact caused by an act of nature, or was it the result of some man-made interference.

The behavior of water on the surface of the earth is predictable.  This is where clients find value in our services because at CFS Engineering, not only do we reconstruct the flood event to determine its cause and the extent of damages, but we also reconstruct the affected parcel boundaries to determine location of cause and identify those properties upon which the damages occurred.

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