Managing stormwater, erosion, and flooding is required by municipalities, counties, state and federal agencies, universities, and private landowners. Simple structures like road culverts, in order to perform successfully, need an understanding of basic principles in hydrology and erosion. Lone Oaks Farm in partnership with the West Tennessee River Basin Authority feels an urgent need to educate landowners about how water moves across the landscape.

The proposed solution to this infrastructural issue is the creation of a completely new building type. A Water Education and Training (W.E.T.) Center is an educational program and facility to teach the basic concepts of hydrology, erosion, and green infrastructure to the people responsible for constructing water related infrastructure. Participants can experience water in volumes and velocities relatable to actual heavy rain and flood events.