STORMWATER MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

• SWAN Corner: Combating Climate Change With AI-Driven Smart Water Solutions

  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.

• Why Texas Hill Country, Where A Devastating Flood Killed Dozens, Is One Of The Deadliest Places In The U.S. For Flash Flooding

  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.

• Enabling Flood Defenses By Creating More Accurate Wave Modelling

  The Dutch Flood Defence Authority was experiencing difficulties in planning the height and construction style of dykes to prevent flooding at minimum cost because it does not have accurate data on sea behavior in storm conditions.

• Rushville Installs AquaStorm® Cloth Media Filters To Treat Combined Sewer Overflow Discharge Instead Of Conventional Wet Weather Storage Tank

  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.

• EPM Models Aburra Valley Sewerage System To Increase Flood Resilience And Mitigate Climate Change

  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.

• How Capturing Rain Can Contribute To Environmental Safety

  There are many ways to capture stormwater — whether as a homeowner, business, or municipality — and even more benefits.
• How Green Infrastructure Could Help Sewers Overwhelmed By Climate Change

  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.
• 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

  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.
• Seawall Will Raise Quality Of Life For Shore Communities In Staten Island, New York

  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.

• Rethinking Dam Infrastructure: Lessons From Minnesota Floods

  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.