Stormwater Management Resources

  1. How Capturing Rain Can Contribute To Environmental Safety 1/7/2025

    There are many ways to capture stormwater — whether as a homeowner, business, or municipality — and even more benefits.

  2. How Green Infrastructure Could Help Sewers Overwhelmed By Climate Change 12/27/2024
    Increasing population means sewers are sometimes overwhelmed without any rainfall at all. Then, add climate change to the mix. Heavier downpours are becoming more common, which spells trouble for sewer systems that simply cannot cope with increasing volumes of water. A combined sewer system is especially vulnerable.
  3. No Flood Gauges, No Warning: 99% Of U.S. Streams Are Off The Radar Amid Rising Flash Flood Risks — We Saw The Harm In 2024 12/23/2024
    Flooding is one of the deadliest and costliest natural disasters in the U.S., causing billions of dollars in damage each year. In 2024 alone, floods destroyed homes in over a dozen states and claimed more than 165 lives, underscoring the importance of fast, accurate flood warnings.
  4. Seawall Will Raise Quality Of Life For Shore Communities In Staten Island, New York 10/8/2024

    During the intense winds and flooding of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Joseph McAllister, an electrician, was driving around South Beach, Staten Island, New York trying to help his neighbors stranded in the dark.

  5. Rethinking Dam Infrastructure: Lessons From Minnesota Floods 8/27/2024
    If there's one lesson to be learned from Minnesota's recent floods, it's that it's time for the nation to begin rethinking its approach to critical infrastructure. In addition to physical improvements to high-risk infrastructure, technological improvements that dramatically improve communities' security and safety will require a shift in our approach to emergency preparedness.
  6. Fortify Your Stormwater Systems For Hurricanes And Heavy Rain 8/21/2024

    With many areas experiencing stronger and longer-lasting storms that bring significant rainfall, water infrastructure professionals must anticipate stormwater inundation events. How do hurricanes impact water systems, and what should people proactively do to mitigate the adverse effects?

  7. Community RISES To Occasion For Coastal Restoration Project 8/7/2024

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is collaborating with RISE (Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability and Equity) and other partners to make Rockaway Beach more resilient to coastal storm erosion and flooding that has increased due to more frequent and stronger coastal storms.

  8. Rethinking Preparedness: Flooding Can Happen Anywhere 7/29/2024

    Severe flooding is shaking communities across the globe, and governments everywhere — regardless of their historical risk factors — need to use more advanced technology systems in order to keep citizens safe.

  9. Improve Operational Efficiency And Capital Improvement Program Management 7/23/2024

    The City of Grand Rapids, MI sought out a partner to take responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the monitoring network including hardware, software, and data preparation.

  10. Hydraulic Modeling: Engineered For Florida's Booming Population 7/12/2024
    A case study on working smarter and saving resources by leveraging technology to inform project planning and management.