Stormwater Management Resources

1. Governments Need To Prepare For More Frequent Large Floods 12/5/2025
   While many scientific and technical reports show that floods are becoming larger and more common, reports underestimate how their frequency is changing. Flood sizes get the spotlight, but governments and experts need to also consider their frequency to address implications overlooked by traditional management methods.
2. How Artificial Grass Installations Help Reduce Stormwater Runoff And Improve Local Ecosystems 11/24/2025

   In areas with storm drains, the water can quickly overwhelm the drains, causing flooding hazards. For this reason, many towns have ordinances dictating how much ground can be covered with impermeable substrates.

3. A Blueprint For Smart Water Management 11/18/2025

   Ferrán Bosch, Senior Business Development Manager Xylem Vue at Xylem, speaks with Koldo Urkullu, Director of Operations and Asset Management at CABB, about how a utility is innovating to meet volatile weather patterns head-on. 

4. How AI Can Improve Storm Surge Forecasts To Help Save Lives 10/20/2025
   Accurate storm surge predictions are critical for giving coastal residents time to evacuate and giving emergency responders time to prepare. But storm surge forecasts at high resolution can be slow.
5. Flood-Prone Houston Faces Hard Choices For Handling Too Much Water 10/3/2025
   There are three potential options to contain floods with tunnels to direct excess water out of Houston to the coast. As researchers who study disaster resilience, we bring complementary expertise to analyzing this complex discussion. Here are what we see as the key factors for the city to consider.
6. Quick Response Following Tropical Storm Prevents Service Disruption 9/26/2025

   Following Tropical Storm Isaias, a damaged reservoir outlet pipe needed fast, custom repair. Learn how a quick response, site assessment, and custom-engineered couplings prevented a major water service shutdown.

7. What Water Utilities Need To Know About Climate Adaptation 9/18/2025
   No one knows more than water utilities how changing climate conditions are impacting the challenges and costs of delivering clean drinking water to communities they serve. In a recent episode of The Water Online Show, climate experts Jesse M. Keenan from Tulane University and Edgar Westerhof of Arcadis discussed the issue of resiliency for drinking water and wastewater systems.
8. Optimization Of Wastewater Treatment Plant Processes With The Help Of AI 9/1/2025

   It is more important than ever for cities and municipalities to leverage wastewater treatment plant data to optimize operational efficiency and sustainability, given the increase in energy prices and the rising frequency of severe weather events due to climate change.

9. Storm-Proofing Wastewater Infrastructure: Strategies To Protect Coastal Cities 9/1/2025
   When evaluating how to best prepare a city for climate threats, consider lessons from past extreme weather events and evaluate how to apply these lessons to infrastructure challenges. Coastal cities can act now to protect their infrastructure against future risks.
10. Managing Localized Flooding And Combined Sewer Overflows 8/12/2025

    The public tends to forget about underground infrastructure until systems are stressed or capacity is exceeded and it doesn’t perform as intended. In combined sewer systems, sometimes this results in localized flooding, which can pose hazards to human health, water quality, and the environment, and create financial burdens for utilities.