StormWater Industry News

  1. Artificial Intelligence Can Be Used To Predict River Discharge And Warn Of Potential Flooding, New Concordia Study Shows 11/18/2024

    As recent flooding in Spain and elsewhere revealed, every minute of warning given to people ahead of a possible flood can save lives and property.

  2. Don't Let The River Surprise Us 11/14/2024

    Climate change not only leads to rising sea levels, but also puts our rivers to the test. Researchers of Wageningen University & Research warn that rivers are becoming more vulnerable to sudden, permanent changes, such as a river spontaneously changing its course.

  3. ADS Foundation Donates To Two Government Organizations To Aid In The Recovery Of Hurricanes Helene And Milton 11/13/2024

    Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (“ADS” or the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative water management solutions in the stormwater and onsite septic wastewater industries and one of the largest plastic recyclers in North America, today announced the donation of $30,000 to help in the Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton relief efforts through the ADS Foundation.

  4. Pioneering Research Reveals Some Of The World's Least Polluting Populations Are At Much Greater Risk Of Flooding Fuelled By Climate Change 11/8/2024

    A new study has exposed for the first time how inhabitants of the smallest countries globally, contributing least to climate change, already bear the brunt of its devastating consequences and the burden is likely to worsen.

  5. UChicago Scientist Develops New Paradigm To Predict Behavior Of Atmospheric Rivers 11/4/2024

    When torrential rains and powerful winds hit densely populated coastal regions, whole cities can be destroyed—but governments and residents can take precautions with sufficient warning.

  6. Hurricane Season Puts New Storm Surge Model To The Test 11/1/2024

    Just ten days after Hurricane Helene brought storm surge to much of Florida’s west coast, a different low-pressure system began brewing in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. A few hours after its development on Saturday, October 5, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) declared it a tropical storm. By the next day, it was named Milton, and rapidly intensified into a Category 1 hurricane.  

  7. EPA And North Carolina Health Authorities Encourage Well Water Testing In Areas Affected By Hurricane Helene 10/31/2024

    Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Acting Regional Administrator Jeaneanne Gettle joined Tim Futrelle, Mayor of Boone, N.C., Mary Penny Kelley, Secretary, N.C. Department of Environmental Quality, and Jennifer Greene, Health Director/CEO, AppHealthCare, at EPA’s mobile water laboratory in Boone, N.C. to emphasize the importance of testing water from private wells for bacterial contamination if the well was impacted by flooding from Hurricane Helene.

  8. A 'Worrying Confluence' Of Flood Risk, Social Vulnerability And Climate Change Denial 10/23/2024

    In certain parts of the United States, especially Appalachia, New England and the Northwest, the ability of residents to prepare for and respond to flooding is being undercut on three different levels.

  9. Advanced Drainage Systems Hosts Grand Opening Ceremony For Engineering And Technology Center In Hilliard, Ohio 10/22/2024

    Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (“ADS” or the “Company”), a leading provider of innovative water management solutions in the stormwater and onsite septic wastewater industries, today celebrated the opening of the $65M ADS Engineering and Technology Center.

  10. EPA Orders The Puerto Rico Department Of Transportation To Comply With The Clean Water Act In Ponce, Puerto Rico 10/18/2024

    The Environmental Protection Agency has issued an administrative order to the Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) requiring them to resolve Clean Water Act violations associated with the municipality’s separate storm sewer systems (MS4) and stormwater management program.