At Sera Engineered, our approach to civil engineering goes beyond standard utility design and surveying. When we look at modern infrastructure failures—especially in the wake of hurricane flooding—we see a system that is fundamentally broken.

When toxic runoff from bomb fertilizers, raw sewage, and asphalt oils floods our streets, the standard municipal advice is to issue a “Boil Water Advisory.” But there is a massive difference between biology and chemistry. While heat kills bacteria, boiling chemically contaminated water only evaporates the pure H2O, leaving a higher concentration of poison behind.

In this episode of SETV, Dr. Gladys Sera, PE, breaks down the brilliant, life-saving physics of distillation. From the ancient alchemists to Thomas Jefferson’s survival engineering, the process of separating pure steam from toxic sludge has built the modern world.

Watch the full breakdown below to learn how Sera Technologies is looking to the past to engineer passive, large-scale stormwater management solutions for the future—because you can’t save the world if your foundation is busted.