ASCE Seeks Comments On Updated Stormwater Impoundments Professional Standard

ASCE will conduct a public comment period on three ASCE/EWRI Standard Guidelines:

Design of Stormwater Impoundments, Installation of Stormwater Impoundments, and Operation and Maintenance of Stormwater Impoundments. The public comment period will be held from Apr. 6, 2016 to May 21, 2016.

These three standard guidelines intend to present design guidance for stormwater impoundments. The guidelines’ purpose is to focus on local and regional impoundments to manage, treat, and/or attenuate stormwater runoff, thus reducing the impact of stormwater on downstream areas due to land-use changes from water discharge and water quality perspectives.

Accessing the Public Comment System will require using or creating an ASCE web user account.

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