Stormwater Management News

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. Advanced Drainage Systems Hosts Groundbreaking For $30M World-Class Recycling Facility Expansion In Cordele, Georgia 1/28/2025

    Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (“ADS” or the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative water management solutions in the stormwater and onsite septic wastewater industries, today announced the groundbreaking of a significant expansion to its recycling facility in Cordele, Georgia.

  7. Emerald Backs StormHarvester With $10.2M Series A To Innovate AI-Infused Smart Water Management 1/23/2025

    Cleantech venture capital pioneer Emerald Technology Ventures has invested into StormHarvester, a market-leading SaaS machine-learning and analytics company that helps wastewater utilities optimize the management of their sewer networks and assets while significantly reducing pollution. 

  8. $288.2M Investment In Water Infrastructure Projects In 24 Counties 1/22/2025

    Today, the Shapiro Administration announced the investment of $288.2M for 39 drinking water, wastewater, and non-point source projects across 24 counties through the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST).

  9. Research On Past Hurricanes Aims To Reduce Future Risk 1/17/2025

    Tropical storms like hurricanes are not only terrifying, but also incredibly costly for coastal regions across the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. Beyond the immediate devastation, these storms contribute to significant economic losses and human displacement.

  10. New NOAA Dataset To Help Improve Flood Mitigation Tools, Flood-Risk Assessment 1/13/2025

    The first modeled, historical water level and wave dataset for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf coasts was released today by NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS).