Wet Infrastructure is a term used to describe a variety of water-related projects relating to water supply, treatment and storage, water resource management, flood management, coastal restoration, hydropower

Hydropower

Hydropower, hydraulic power, hydrokinetic power or water power is power that is derived from the force or energy of falling water, which may be harnessed for useful purposes. Since ancient times, hydropower has been used for irrigation and the operation of various mechanical devices, such as...

 and renewable energy

Renewable energy

Renewable energy is energy which comes from natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, and geothermal heat, which are renewable . About 16% of global final energy consumption comes from renewables, with 10% coming from traditional biomass, which is mainly used for heating, and 3.4% from...

 facilities. Common examples of wet infrastructure include new construction as well as renovations and maintenance of locks, weirs, storm-surge barriers, guiding structures, pumping plants, culverts, bridges, controlling systems, operating systems and tunnel installations

External links

• New Trends in Water and Environmental Engineering for Safety and Life http://books.google.com/books?id=rsf1ScQZGHQC&pg=PA104&dq=wet+infrastructure&hl=en&ei=m1_oS9y6DpeONcnEtcYE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=wet%20infrastructure&f=false
• The Scarcity of Water: Emerging Legal and Policy Responses http://books.google.com/books?id=hHaJYSGVbJ0C&pg=PA17&dq=wet+infrastructure&hl=en&ei=m1_oS9y6DpeONcnEtcYE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=wet%20infrastructure&f=false
• Governance and Complexity in Water Management http://books.google.com/books?id=jScUexgfiekC&pg=PA100&dq=%22wet+infrastructure%22&hl=en&ei=zWLoS-yeJIziNcHspfAE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22wet%20infrastructure%22&f=false