StormWater Industry News

  1. Making Storm Overflow Data Make Sense 5/13/2026

    With the UK government demanding a 50% reduction in storm overflow spills by 2029, the era of reactive management is over.

  2. Europe's Stormwater Market To Climb To €643B By 2036, Still 70% Short Of Needed Investment 5/12/2026

    Europe’s stormwater infrastructure is at a breaking point.

  3. Rain Barrels And Other Household Stormwater Strategies Are Working — For Now 5/5/2026

    In the last two decades coastal urban areas have taken steps to better minimize flooding and runoff by creating more permeable surfaces and encouraging residents to participate in water retention and use-reduction programs.

  4. Pollution Management: FSU Researchers Create Global Data Set Of Microplastic In Urban Stormwater Runoff 4/30/2026

    As rain falls, lurking within stormwater runoff are hidden microplastics, polluting the water sources they drain into. Even though microplastics originate in urban environments such as cities, existing data sets focus on marine and coastal areas. Without data sources on microplastics in cities, scientists are unable to develop models for predicting stormwater runoff that deal with this pollution.

  5. Environmental Groups Go To Court Against Maryland's Inadequate Industrial Stormwater Permit 4/29/2026

    A major Maryland stormwater pollution permit is violating state and federal clean water laws and threatening people and waterways, according to environmental groups that argued their case today in the Circuit Court for Baltimore County.

  6. Jacobs Introduces AI Solution To Anticipate And Manage Flood Risks 4/21/2026

    Jacobs introduces Flood IQ, an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled solution to help cities, utilities and government agencies anticipate, manage and recover from flooding events.

  7. EPA Announces $34M WIFIA Loan To Improve Stormwater Management In San Mateo County, California 4/7/2026

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $34M Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Daly City Joint Powers Financing Authority to increase the capacity of its stormwater management system to reduce the risk of flooding that impacts communities in San Mateo County, California.

  8. DPI's GPU-Driven Model Can Predict Floods Faster, More Accurately 4/3/2026

    Public officials and key decision-makers will be able to make important public safety decisions in real time thanks to a graphics processing unit (GPU)–driven city-scale flood forecasting system developed by Discovery Partners Institute (DPI) Climate Hub.

  9. StormHarvester Secures Long-Term Wastewater Contract With Northumbrian Water 3/27/2026

    StormHarvester, a specialist in real-time wastewater network monitoring, has been awarded a long-term service contract by Northumbrian Water Group following a competitive tender process.

  10. U.S. Weather And Climate Disasters Could Top $1T By 2030 2/23/2026

    From tornadoes and hurricanes to wildfires and floods, weather and climate disasters cause billions of dollars in damage, on top of their steep human toll.