Stormwater Featured Articles

31. Water Management Tips For Natural Disasters 11/8/2024

    Remote water shut-off valves and preemptive planning enable municipalities to protect water infrastructure and respond effectively during natural disasters, ensuring public safety and service continuity.

32. 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.

33. Stormwater Modeling To Prepare For Biological And Radiological Emergencies 9/17/2024

    Stormwater can transport pollutants, such as heavy metals, pathogens, and nutrients, which threaten the quality of rivers, lakes, and oceans. Many stormwater operators have not considered or planned for the challenges in predicting and mitigating transport of biological agents (e.g., anthrax-causing bacterium) or long-lasting radionuclides (e.g., cesium-137) that may result from a terrorist attack.

34. Can Heavy Rain Cause Sewer Backup? 9/9/2024

    Heavy rain is a fact of life in most areas around the world. While it can be refreshing and calming to see, it also brings with it a number of issues that have to be considered. 

35. 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.
36. 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?

37. 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.

38. 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.

39. 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.

40. 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.