Stormwater Management Resources

1. 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.
2. 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?

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.
7. As Climate Change Amplifies Urban Flooding, Here's How Communities Can Become 'Sponge Cities' 5/9/2024
   Across the continental U.S., intense single-day precipitation events are growing more frequent, fueled by warming air that can hold increasing levels of moisture. Most recently, areas north of Houston received 12–20" of rain in several days in early May 2024, leading to swamped roads and evacuations. Events like these have sparked interest in so-called sponge cities — a comprehensive approach to urban flood mitigation that uses innovative landscape and drainage designs to reduce and slow down runoff, while allowing certain parts of the city to flood safely during extreme weather.
8. What Cities Everywhere Can Learn From The Houston Area's Severe Flooding As They Try To Adapt To Climate Change 5/5/2024

   Floods are complex events, and they are about more than just heavy rain. Each community has its own unique geography and climate that can exacerbate flooding. On top of those risks, extreme downpours are becoming more common as global temperatures rise.

9. The Zen Of Stormwater Management And Land Development 5/2/2024
   Plans for land development should include a plan for stormwater as well, incorporating both natural and engineered solutions.
10. The City Of Fayetteville's Flood Resiliency In The Face Of Climate Change: Mapping 15 Watersheds 4/9/2024

    The city of Fayetteville, North Carolina has always had flooding issues, but it’s been getting worse as weather patterns have been changing. They were hit four years in a row by storms Matthew (2016), Irma (2017), Florence (2018), and Dorian (2019).