PEOPLE/AWARDS

AE2S announced the hiring of Josh Schoenberg as the civil and environmental consulting engineering firm’s Instrumentation and Controls Group manager. Stormwater system consulting is among the firm’s primary services.

The North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency awarded $17.7 million in federally funded grants to 17 cities, towns and counties. Counties whose funds will be directed to stormwater-related projects are:

• Bladen County ($1.15 million), stormwater drainage study
• City of Lumberton ($1.5 million), West Lumberton floodgate project
• Nash County ($493,000), Town of Nashville Elm Street stormwater drainage   
• Robeson County ($174,000), Town of Pembroke stormwater drainage
• Robeson County ($574,000), Town of Red Springs stormwater improvements
• Robeson County ($452,000), Town of St. Pauls flood improvements
• Town of Princeville ($851,000), Princeville Levee floodgate repairs

The city of Philadelphia received $24.6 million for improvements to its water infrastructure. Limiting stormwater and flooding issues are among the goals. The funds come from the American Rescue Plan, the pandemic relief legislation signed by President Joe Biden.

The city of Carbondale (Illinois) secured a $150,000 grant from the Delta Regional Authority to create its Comprehensive Stormwater Master Plan in partnership with the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission.

The municipality of Norristown (Pennsylvania) received a $375,000 grant from the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development and Commonwealth Financing to improve the area around Sawmill Run Creek. It’s part of a larger flood mitigation effort.

CALENDAR

May 7-9

New York State Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association, Queensbury Hotel, Glens Falls. Visit nyfloods.org.

May 15-17

International Erosion Control Association / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, Auburn University, Alabama. Visit ieca.org.

May 8-10

Ohio Stormwater Conference, Kalahari Convention Center, Sandusky. Visit ohioswa.com.

June 23-27

Association of State Floodplain Managers Annual Conference, Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City. Visit floods.org.

August 27-29

StormCon 2024, Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno, Nevada. Visit stormcon.com.

October 5-9

Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, Morial Convention Center, New Orleans. Visit weftec.org.

October 9-11

Southeast Stormwater Association Annual Conference, hotel TBA, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Visit seswa.org.

October 21-23

California Stormwater Quality Association Annual Conference, hotel TBA, Sacramento. Visit casqa.org.