In 1970, rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival asked the seminal question, “Who will stop the rain?” Well, when it comes to rain and stormwater runoff, no one can. In fact, over the last 20 years, we have seen an increase in the frequency and magnitude of large-scale stormwater events.In 2022, there were 17 stormwater-related natural disasters in the United States that each cost over $1 billion. These large-scale disasters, which include severe storms, tropical cyclones, flooding, droughts and winter storms, collectively cost a staggering $174 billion. By comparison, if we look back 20 years, there were just five of these
