STORMWATER MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

• As Waters Rise, So Must We. New Report Calls For Equitable Solutions To Urban Flooding

  Scientists tell us we have less than 10 years to avert irreversible and devastating impacts of the climate crisis. And yet, climate change is already hurling towards us with disproportionate impacts for low-income and communities of color. We see this frequently in the water sector, where climate impacts are felt first, and most often. From the record-breaking Midwestern floods of 2018 to the aftermath of Hurricanes Sandy, Katrina, Maria, and Harvey, floodwaters are rising around the nation.

• The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: What It Means For Your Project

  The much-debated topic of what the federal government does or doesn’t have jurisdiction over — what is or isn’t a regulated water — has provoked change on and off for the past 60 years. Now it’s changing once again.

• How Green Infrastructure Can Jump-Start The Post-Coronavirus Economy

  COVID-19 has turned the world on its head. Many socio-economic benefits Canadians took for granted are now under threat, and the economic, infrastructure and environmental problems that we were once content to ignore are now glaringly obvious.

• Peak Wet Weather Flow Management — A Slow And Painful Process

  The water and wastewater industry is not like most businesses. Our industry is driven by many factors, including environmentalist concerns, federal and state regulatory water quality requirements, and utilities being good stewards of our waterways and providing clean water for drinking and recreational use. We have accomplished a lot of great work to clean up our waterways and provide safe water since the Clean Water Act (CWA) was first passed.

• MWRD Completes Another Link In Its Tunnel And Reservoir Plan

  Despite a frightening global coronavirus pandemic threatening the health and safety of workers everywhere, construction is moving forward.

• Cost-Effective Assessment Of Infiltration At Green Infrastructure Stormwater Management Sites

  As signs of urban sprawl continue across the United States, so do the impacts of urban space on environmental quality and natural resources including our landscape. Urban development often leads to the removal of vegetation and soil, and replacing them with large stretches of impervious surfaces like concrete and asphalt. This disturbance is closely connected to deteriorating urban water quality and enhanced flood risks resulting from stormwater runoff.

• Green Infrastructure: Gateway Into Sustainability For Cities

  Cities across the nation face severe challenges that pose a risk to the health of communities and their rivers. Unlike natural environments, the vast quantity of asphalt surfaces found in urban areas prevents rainfall from infiltrating into the ground. Creating green spaces within a city landscape allows rain easy access into the ground, decreasing the amount of stormwater runoff that enters our water sources.

• EPA Partners With Cincy’s Cooper Creek Collaborative To Improve Water Quality

  As cities grow, meadows and forests become buildings and pavement — a change that can impact our streams, rivers, lakes, and groundwater, also known as urban hydrologic alteration. Most buildings and pavement are impervious surfaces, which means they cannot absorb rainwater. As water journeys across these surfaces to collection points, it can collect various contaminants, such as fertilizer, bacteria, motor oil, lawn chemicals, and pet waste.

• A Comprehensive Approach: Flood Protection And Improved Water Quality For Denver Communities

  When confronted with resiliency issues, Denver took a multifaceted approach that showcases the city’s vision along with its technical know-how.

• The Future Of Collection Systems

  As real-time monitoring continues to infiltrate the water industry, it’s time to apply such instrumentation to detect the other type of infiltration — along with inflow, snow and ice melt, etc.