Stormwater Management Resources

91. A Few Heavy Storms Cause A Big Chunk Of Nitrogen Pollution From Midwest Farms 11/5/2020

    Some effects of extreme weather are visible. Other effects are harder to measure, but can be just as harmful. One example is agricultural nitrogen runoff from farmlands in the Mississippi River Basin. It mainly comes from fertilizer that farmers apply to millions of acres of crops.

92. State And Local Government Saves 25% In OPEX With Modeling Software 10/12/2020

    Cities use sewer models to avoid capacity issues, mitigate overflows, and address asset deterioration.

93. Army Corps Partners With Community For First Line Of Coastal Defense 10/9/2020

    Hurricane Isaias stormed up the east coast of the United States in early August, bringing heavy rain and winds up to 85 mph to the shores of flood-prone Port Monmouth, NJ. Immediately, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District reached out to the community to find out how they were doing and how its flood risk management project was working.

94. Building A New Spillway In The Name Of Safety 9/14/2020

    Denver Water launches $8.5 million investment at 1930s dam north of Golden.

95. As Waters Rise, So Must We. New Report Calls For Equitable Solutions To Urban Flooding 7/20/2020

    Scientists tell us we have less than 10 years to avert irreversible and devastating impacts of the climate crisis. And yet, climate change is already hurling towards us with disproportionate impacts for low-income and communities of color. We see this frequently in the water sector, where climate impacts are felt first, and most often. From the record-breaking Midwestern floods of 2018 to the aftermath of Hurricanes Sandy, Katrina, Maria, and Harvey, floodwaters are rising around the nation.

96. The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: What It Means For Your Project 7/2/2020

    The much-debated topic of what the federal government does or doesn’t have jurisdiction over — what is or isn’t a regulated water — has provoked change on and off for the past 60 years. Now it’s changing once again.

97. How Green Infrastructure Can Jump-Start The Post-Coronavirus Economy 6/22/2020

    COVID-19 has turned the world on its head. Many socio-economic benefits Canadians took for granted are now under threat, and the economic, infrastructure and environmental problems that we were once content to ignore are now glaringly obvious.

98. MWRD Completes Another Link In Its Tunnel And Reservoir Plan 4/20/2020

    Despite a frightening global coronavirus pandemic threatening the health and safety of workers everywhere, construction is moving forward.

99. Cost-Effective Assessment Of Infiltration At Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Sites 3/18/2020

    As signs of urban sprawl continue across the United States, so do the impacts of urban space on environmental quality and natural resources including our landscape. Urban development often leads to the removal of vegetation and soil, and replacing them with large stretches of impervious surfaces like concrete and asphalt. This disturbance is closely connected to deteriorating urban water quality and enhanced flood risks resulting from stormwater runoff.

100. Green Infrastructure: Gateway Into Sustainability For Cities 2/27/2020

     Cities across the nation face severe challenges that pose a risk to the health of communities and their rivers. Unlike natural environments, the vast quantity of asphalt surfaces found in urban areas prevents rainfall from infiltrating into the ground. Creating green spaces within a city landscape allows rain easy access into the ground, decreasing the amount of stormwater runoff that enters our water sources.