The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently selected five capital cities for their Greening America’s Capitals (GAC) program. The national competition for...
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Ohio teen tumbles into storm sewer
A 14-year-old boy fell off his bike near the edge of a creek and travelled more than a quarter of a mile...
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Green roof incentives boost stormwater management in Portland
Walmart has broken ground for a new store in the Hayden Meadows region of Portland, Ore., with plans for a 40,600-square-foot green...
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A Better Way Forward
By reforming its entire stormwater management program and changing the way residents think about water resources, Onondaga County, N.Y., evolved from the...
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Stormwater Management
Camera/crawler unitThe Cobra V10 C310 camera from Cobra Technologies is a short pan, tilt and zoom camera and 6-inch crawler combination for...
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Stormwater Management
Infusion device reduces hydrogen sulfideProblemHydrogen sulfide concentrations at a municipal outfall in southern Arizona averaged 340 ppm with peaks of 3,400 ppm.SolutionWorkers...
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Naturally Filtered
For years, residents of a historic neighborhood in Charles City, Iowa, endured street and yard flooding after rains of one inch or...
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Massive storms flood Duluth, tear streets apart
Stormwater utility managers plan their systems around the size of the biggest storm they would typically expect in a given time period,...
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After the Rain
Nashville, Tenn., is recognized as the country music capital of the world, but the city is working hard to garner another title,...
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Stormwater as a Resource
In July 1996, a millennial storm hit the Village of Montgomery, Ill., unleashing 17 inches of rain in 24 hours — half...
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Making the Sale
High-powered sales strategies enabled Brant Keller, Public Works and Utilities director, in Griffin, Ga., to sell a stormwater utility to city commissioners...
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Keeping It Natural
Situated at the confluence of the Santa Margarita River with Murrieta and Temecula Creeks, the City of Temecula, Calif., acts like a...
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Innovation with Pride
In the words of Donald Hamm, Bay County Utility Services Water Division superintendent, “This is not your typical service area.”Bay County, Fla.,...
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Lake Protector
The 2010 Blue Star Award for Minnesota’s best stormwater management went not to a big city like St. Paul, not to a...
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Underground Storage
Even a two-year storm surcharged the stormwater system in Winchester, Mass., flooding the main athletic field and its neighborhood. The system drains...
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Many Hands Make Light Work
Patsy Mortimer is not a municipal employee, but she does work closely with several municipal organizations. Mortimer, coordinator for the Flint Creek...
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Turning Back Time
The Des Plaines River originates in Libertyville, Ill., and eventually reaches the mighty Mississippi. Flooding is common along the corridor, and some...