Stormwater Management News
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AMWA Backs Funding For USGS Streamgage Network
3/4/2024
Last month, AMWA was one of 99 national and regional organizations to join a pair of letters sent to House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders in support of strong FY25 funding for the United States Geological Survey’s (USGS) streamgage monitoring network.
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New Pacific Institute Report Finds Substantial Opportunity For Urban Stormwater Capture To Enhance Water Resilience In Communities Across The United States
2/29/2024
The Pacific Institute, a US-based global water think tank, in partnership with 2NDNATURE today released a new national assessment finding substantial opportunities for expanded stormwater capture and use approaches to improve water resilience in urban areas across the United States.
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New Study Highlights Rewilding's Role In Tackling Flood And Drought Challenges
2/26/2024
Rewilding is the large-scale restoration of ecosystems to the point where nature is allowed to take care of itself.
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UCF Expertise Tapped To Help Combat Land, Ecological Losses In Mississippi River Delta
2/14/2024
The University of Central Florida is part of a new $22M project to help understand the future of the Mississippi River delta and ways to combat land and ecological losses.
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Wharfe Water Quality To Improve As New £15M Ilkley Sewer Completed
2/13/2024
Yorkshire Water has completed a new 835-metre sewer underneath Ilkley to reduce the frequency and duration of discharges to the river Wharfe. The sewer, which is two metres in diameter and took 16 months to complete, can store up to 3.4 million litres of wastewater.
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Atlanta DWM Moves Forward With Project To Increase Sewer Capacity And Mitigate Flooding
2/13/2024
The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has reached a significant milestone to deliver on a decade-long effort to remedy combined sewer overflows and localized flooding in southeast Atlanta.
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New Report: Forest Protection Promotes Clean Water
2/8/2024
The Open Space Institute (OSI) today released a new report quantifying the benefits of forest protection on water quality, with strategies and practical tools to ensure clean water programs can more effectively engage forest protection to achieve their goals.
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Virginia Beach Selects Woolpert For Annual Contract For Stormwater Engineering Services
2/6/2024
The Virginia Beach Public Works Operations Group has selected Woolpert for its annual stormwater engineering services contract.
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A Scientific Breakthrough That Will Help Increase Plant Yields In Dry Conditions
1/30/2024
A new discovery by Tel Aviv University has succeeded in cultivating and characterizing tomato varieties with higher water use efficiency without compromising yield. The researchers, employing CRISPR genetic editing technology, were able to grow tomatoes that consume less water while preserving yield, quality, and taste.
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New Jersey American Water Plans For Temporary Treatment Change In Water Treatment Plants Serving Central And Northern Parts Of The State
1/30/2024
As part of an annual maintenance program for its water distribution system, New Jersey American Water will temporarily change the water treatment process from a chloramine (combined) residual to free chlorine residual at the company’s Raritan-Millstone and Canal Road Water Treatment plants.