The Rehabilitation of Underwood Creek, a project designed by SEH, has been selected by the American Public Works Association (APWA) to receive a Public Works Project of the Year award. The APWA presents the award annually to promote excellence in the management and administration of public works projects.

Recently, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Minnesota Section awarded its 2010 Young Engineer of the Year Award to SEH Water Resource Engineer Jeremy Walgrave.

In April of 1997, the Red River crested at more than 26 feet above flood stage, flooding East Grand Forks. Since that time, SEH and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) worked together to implement a comprehensive, state-of-the-art flood protection system that would enable the Cities to recover from the flooding and then manage the forces of nature rather than engaging them in an un-winnable battle.