Environmental Stewardship Invoked in Tidal Saltmarsh Crossing Design
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/88#Environmental_Stewardship_Invoked_in_Tidal_Saltmarsh_Crossing_Design
Properties
Instance of
EnvironmentalStewardshipinEngineeringPractice
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#EnvironmentalStewardshipinEngineeringPractice
Applied to
Tidal saltmarsh crossing design
Upstream hydrological impacts
Balancing with
Client cost directives
Regulatory compliance as sufficient defense
Concrete expression
The tidal crossing upgrade from culvert to bridge in a tidal saltmarsh implicates environmental stewardship obligations, including consideration of hydrological impacts on the saltmarsh ecosystem and upstream watershed from increased hydraulic capacity.
Confidence
0.87
Importance
medium
Interpretation
In this context, environmental stewardship requires Engineer A to assess not only the direct design impacts on the saltmarsh but also the upstream hydrological consequences of increased hydraulic capacity for the coastal watershed.
Invoked by
Engineer A Climate Change Impact Evaluating Infrastructure Engineer
Tension resolution
Environmental stewardship reinforces the obligation to conduct the specialized hydrologic/hydraulic analysis by situating the upstream flood risk within the broader context of coastal ecosystem management.
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A is a consulting engineer representing Client B, a developer who is proposing to develop a health care facility that requires a significant upgrade to the property's access road that crosses a tidal saltmarsh.
Text references
Engineer A is a consulting engineer representing Client B, a developer who is proposing to develop a health care facility that requires a significant upgrade to the property's access road that crosses a tidal saltmarsh.
Engineer A's scope includes design and local permitting of the roadway, including an upgrade of the tidal crossing from a small culvert to a small bridge, increasing its hydraulic capacity.
TTL
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proeth:appliedto "Tidal saltmarsh crossing design",
"Upstream hydrological impacts" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Client cost directives",
"Regulatory compliance as sufficient defense" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "The tidal crossing upgrade from culvert to bridge in a tidal saltmarsh implicates environmental stewardship obligations, including consideration of hydrological impacts on the saltmarsh ecosystem and upstream watershed from increased hydraulic capacity." ;
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proeth:discoveredincase "88" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T14:10:34.833493+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "88" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T14:10:34.833493+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "medium" ;
proeth:interpretation "In this context, environmental stewardship requires Engineer A to assess not only the direct design impacts on the saltmarsh but also the upstream hydrological consequences of increased hydraulic capacity for the coastal watershed." ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Climate Change Impact Evaluating Infrastructure Engineer" ;
proeth:principleclass "Environmental Stewardship in Engineering Practice" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is a consulting engineer representing Client B, a developer who is proposing to develop a health care facility that requires a significant upgrade to the property's access road that crosses a tidal saltmarsh." ;
proeth:tensionresolution "Environmental stewardship reinforces the obligation to conduct the specialized hydrologic/hydraulic analysis by situating the upstream flood risk within the broader context of coastal ecosystem management." ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A is a consulting engineer representing Client B, a developer who is proposing to develop a health care facility that requires a significant upgrade to the property's access road that crosses a tidal saltmarsh.",
"Engineer A's scope includes design and local permitting of the roadway, including an upgrade of the tidal crossing from a small culvert to a small bridge, increasing its hydraulic capacity." ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 88 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-28T10:32:26.855321"^^xsd:dateTime ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
88
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-27T14:10:34.833493+00:00
First case
88
Generated
2026-02-27T14:10:34.833493+00:00
Attributed to
Case 88 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-28T10:32:26.855321
Generated by
ProEthica Case 88 Extraction