Awards and recognition

• Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers presents FCA with the "Seven Wonders of Engineering in Minnesota Award for Distinguished Engineering Achievement 2000"
• U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Association (EDA) recognizes the IFCW™ as one of its 5 major "success stories" of the 20th century.
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University concludes that the IFCW™ system is the #1 alternative in it's comprehensive flood control study: Innovative Alternatives to Conventional Levees For Flood Protection.