Stormwater Management News

  1. ASCE Report Card Gives U.S. Infrastructure Highest-Ever 'C' Grade, Stresses Need For Sustained Investment To Support Economic Growth 3/25/2025
  2. Rain To Resource: Microsoft And FieldFactors Collaborate To Harness Stormwater To Help Sustain Stream In Madrid 3/19/2025

    Microsoft is collaborating with Dutch start-up FieldFactors to replenish a natural stream using rainwater collected from a major new urban development.

  3. Key Factors In Forecasting And Managing Floods In Rivers And Urban Areas 3/5/2025

    Experts agree that global warming is the main cause of more frequent and intense flooding. According to data published by Oxfam Intermón, the number of disasters caused by floods and droughts in the ten most affected countries has increased dramatically, from 24 in 2013 to 656 in just ten years. In this context, the key to minimizing flood impact lies in proper risk management encompassing the essential phases of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

  4. George Mason Scientist Leads $1.8M NSF Grant To Address Mobility Challenges From Urban Flooding 2/20/2025

    George Mason University researcher Alireza Ermagun has been awarded a $1.8M grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address mobility challenges caused by nuisance flooding.

  5. Detroit Streets Lined With Frozen Cars After Major Water Main Break 2/20/2025

    In the early hours of the morning on February 17, a catastrophic water main break in Southwest Detroit sent a flood of icy water into the streets, causing panic and extensive property damage. According to AP, this break of a 1930s-built pipe left 72 homes without electricity, 190 with flooded basements, and 174 without heat. 133 households stayed in hotels.

  6. New Interdisciplinary Research Highlights Wildfire Impacts On Water And Ecosystems In Arid Regions 2/20/2025

    As wildfires increasingly threaten arid regions, a new conceptual framework developed by a team of researchers offers a fresh perspective on the relationship between fire, water quality and ecosystem recovery.

  7. Flood Risk On The Rise: Climate Change Causes More Persistent Heavy Rainfall 2/17/2025

    Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent as a result of climate change. River floods such as those along the Ahr and Meuse valleys in 2021, the Central European floods of last September and the recent floods in Valencia, Spain, are caused by so-called cut-off lows.

  8. Atmospheric Rivers Explain Atypical El Niño And La Niña Years 2/13/2025

    El Niño and La Niña are climate phenomena that are generally associated with wetter and drier winter conditions in the Southwestern United States, respectively. In 2023, however, a La Niña year proved extremely wet in the Southwest instead of dry.

  9. NSF Awards UTA Engineer For Flood Research 2/7/2025

    Michelle Hummel, an associate professor of civil engineering, received a Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance her research and education initiatives.

  10. Padilla, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Create Atmospheric River Forecasting Program 2/4/2025

    Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) announced bipartisan legislation that will reduce flood risks and bolster emergency preparedness by improving atmospheric river forecasting to more precisely predict the timing and location of these storms.