Stormwater Management Resources

  1. WIFIA For Stormwater Programs — Saving Money While Executing A Backlog Of Capital Projects 8/31/2023

    What if there were a federal program that could save you as much as $100 million over the life of the loan? And what if this program could allow utilities to invest in their backlog of capital projects and programs, while deferring repayment at a low interest rate for five years?

  2. Houston's Exploration Green Prevents Flooding With Detention Ponds 8/4/2023

    Houston's Exploration Green — recognized as one of the best examples of green infrastructure in the U.S. — is an impressive flood retention project. Spanning 200 acres and consisting of public greenspace, a nature preserve, and a series of five natural-looking retention ponds, Exploration Green cost $43 million to construct. The ponds are designed to hold some level of water permanently, while also being able to take in stormwater during surges.

  3. AI Analytics Transforms Water Management In Norway 7/12/2023
    The water-rich municipality of Lillestrøm was looking for a way to acquire more useful data to ensure decision-making and use of resources were as efficient as possible. Implementing a centralized artificial intelligence (AI) software has transformed water management and analytics for the better.
  4. Quattrone Develops Cost-Efficient Stormwater Network Solution For New Housing Complex In Florida 6/30/2023

    In this case study, read about how using OpenFlows StormCAD saved $10,000 and avoided a potential six-month construction delay.

  5. 2023 Hurricane Forecast: Get Ready For A Busy Pacific Storm Season, Quieter Atlantic Than Recent Years Thanks To El Niño 6/5/2023

    The official 2023 hurricane season forecasts were just released, and while the Atlantic may see an average storm season this year, a busier-than-normal season is forecast in the eastern Pacific, meaning heightened risks for Mexico and Hawaii.

  6. Federal Money Is Coming To Fix Aging Flood Control Systems — But Plans All Too Often Reflect Historical Patterns And Not Future Risks 5/11/2023

    Heavy downpours and a thick snowpack in the Western mountains and Upper Midwest have put communities in several states at risk of flooding this spring — or already under water. Help is coming, as Congress has authorized billions of dollars for infrastructure projects under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021. But there's a problem: New infrastructure planning frequently relies on historical flood patterns for its benchmarks rather than forecasts of changing risks as the climate warms.

  7. Salt Lake City Airport Construction Project – Keeping The Water Clean 5/2/2023

    Learn about the solutions that have been integral to ground and storm water management for a number of large, highly complex projects at Salt Lake City International Airport. 

  8. Epic Snow From All Those Atmospheric Rivers In The West Is Starting To Melt, And The Flood Danger Is Rising 4/20/2023

    A meteorologist with the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at the University of California San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography explains how 2023’s storms compare to past extremes, and what to expect in the future.

  9. Is The Western Drought Finally Ending? That Depends On Where You Look 3/21/2023

    After three years of extreme drought, the Western U.S. is finally getting a break. Mountain ranges are covered in deep snow, and water reservoirs in many areas are filling up following a series of atmospheric rivers that brought record rain and snowfall to large parts of the region. Many people are looking at the snow and water levels and asking: Is the drought finally over?

  10. To Clean Up England's Rivers We Need To Know How Much Sewage Is Dumped — But Water Firms Won't Tell Us 3/6/2023

    UK environment secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded that water companies share plans for how they will reduce sewage discharges into rivers. They could start by coming clean on how much sewage is being dumped. If we don’t know how much sewage is actually being released — for at least the worst offending locations — we won’t be able to measure environmental and industry improvement with any confidence.