Stormwater Management News

  1. Fathom Selected To Provide Flood Data For Virginia's Statewide Flood Resilience Plan 7/11/2025

    Water-risk intelligence firm Fathom has been selected to provide flood data to the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) as it develops the Virginia Flood Protection Master Plan (VFPMP).

  2. Rivers Choose Their Path Based On Erosion — A Discovery That Could Transform Flood Planning And Restoration 7/10/2025

    Rivers are Earth’s arteries. Water, sediment and nutrients self-organize into diverse, dynamic channels as they journey from the mountains to the sea.

  3. Padilla, Schiff, Booker, Vargas, Peters Announce Bicameral Bill To Clean Up Tijuana River 7/10/2025

    Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with Representatives Juan Vargas (D-Calif.-52) and Scott Peters (D-Calif.-50), introduced bicameral legislation to help combat the ongoing Tijuana River sewage pollution crisis across the U.S.-Mexico border.

  4. Yorkshire Schools SuDS Partnership Boosts Flood Resilience 7/7/2025

    Schools are ideal locations for sustainable drainage systems as part of flood and storm overflow reduction strategies, says Lorna Davis, director, SuDSPlanter Ltd, who details a recent community partnership with Yorkshire Water.

  5. Fathom Integrates Future Climate Into Global Flood Cat 6/17/2025

    Flood risk intelligence company Fathom today announces the integration of future climate scenarios into its Global Flood Cat, making it the first flood catastrophe model to include them at a global scale.

  6. Wet Soils Increase Flooding During Atmospheric River Storms 6/12/2025

    Atmospheric rivers are responsible for most flooding on the West Coast of the U.S., but also bring much needed moisture to the region.

  7. Multiple Extreme Climate Events At The Same Time May Be The New Normal 6/9/2025

    Heatwaves, droughts and forest fires are some of the extreme climate-related events that are expected not only to become more frequent but also to increasingly strike at the same time.

  8. Study Finds Coastal Flooding More Frequent Than Previously Thought 6/4/2025

    Flooding in coastal communities is happening far more often than previously thought, according to a new study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study also found major flaws with the widely used approach of using marine water level data to capture instances of flooding.

  9. How AI Might Become The Future Of Hurricane Flood Forecasting 5/29/2025

    Artificial intelligence is becoming an asset in hurricane forecasting. In 2024, an AI-based model created by Google correctly predicted Hurricane Beryl would make landfall in Texas while a top traditional model called for landfall in Mexico.

  10. UK's Utilities And Energy Management Team Receives Grand Award For Stormwater Harvesting System 5/28/2025

    The University of Kentucky’s Utilities and Energy Management team in Facilities Mangement was honored with a Grand Award at the 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards, presented by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Kentucky.