Stormwater Featured Articles

  1. 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.

  2. Why Texas Hill Country, Where A Devastating Flood Killed Dozens, Is One Of The Deadliest Places In The U.S. For Flash Flooding 7/7/2025
    In the early hours of July 4, 2025, a flash flood swept through an area of Texas Hill Country dotted with summer camps and small towns about 70 miles northwest of San Antonio. More than 100 people died in the flooding, officials said on July 7. What makes this part of the country, known as Flash Flood Alley, so dangerous? A flood expert explains.
  3. Combating Climate Change With AI-Driven Smart Water Solutions 7/7/2025

    As climate change continues to intensify, utilities face a growing list of challenges from unpredictable storm events and aging infrastructure to rising energy demands and water scarcity. These evolving external pressures are forcing utility leaders to reimagine infrastructure and operations, adopt resilient systems, and pursue sustainable practices grounded in data.

  4. Rushville Installs AquaStorm® Cloth Media Filters To Treat Combined Sewer Overflow Discharge Instead Of Conventional Wet Weather Storage Tank 6/4/2025

    Discover why, rather than installing a costly stormwater storage tank, the City of Rushville partnered with Aqua-Aerobic Systems to pilot the AquaStorm Cloth Media Filter.

  5. EPM Models Aburra Valley Sewerage System To Increase Flood Resilience And Mitigate Climate Change 4/17/2025

    Using advanced hydraulic modeling, EPM is analyzing how water flows through the sewerage system to inform decisions about operations, maintenance, network expansion, and environmental impact mitigation.

  6. When Disaster Strikes Nearby, Wastewater Systems Face The Surge 3/6/2025

    Discover how investing in scalable, adaptive systems now ensures resilience not just for today’s disasters but for the challenges ahead.

  7. Built to Weather Any Storm: One of the Largest Drainage Pumping Stations in the World 3/1/2025

    After Hurricane Katrina, the Army Corps of Engineers moved quickly to fast-track a multi-billion-dollar infrastructure project to shore up the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection System – a project that had been stalled for decades. As part of this effort, Pentair was commissioned to build 11 massive pumps to be installed along the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) just south of New Orleans.

  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.