Through massive investments in stormwater-control projects in Charlotte, North Carolina, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services utility is proactively taking steps to mitigate...
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Webinar: How to Avoid Fines With Defensible Reporting & Compliance
Are you among the 88% of utilities that still collect their operations data on paper and then store it across multiple, static...
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Buffalo Sewer Authority Saves Millions, Cuts Pollution With Smart Sewer Technology
Buffalo Sewer Authority recently saved $145 million by deploying a cutting-edge digital system that reduced polluted water flowing into its rivers during...
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Video-Game Professor Helps California Utility Deliver Message of Water Conservation
A severe drought in 2015 led the California city of Davis to educate the public on how to help conserve water.
The city...
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Case Studies: Stormwater Management
Manhole risers a fit for large metro sewer networkProblem:Home to Birmingham, and more than 660,000 residents, Jefferson is Alabama’s most populous county....
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Manmade Wetlands Are a Natural Barrier to the Spread of Microplastics, Says Study
Constructed wetlands, built to treat wastewater and stormwater runoff, act as a barrier preventing the spread of microplastics through the environment, a...
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NOAA Still Expects Above-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
Atmospheric and oceanic conditions still favor an above-normal 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, according to NOAA’s annual mid-season update issued by the Climate Prediction...
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Bureau of Reclamation Launches Prize Competition to Design Precipitation Measurement Devices
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is launching a new prize competition seeking new and improved ground-based precipitation devices. These devices should be...
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New Flood Maps Clarify the Risk Homeowners Face
Flooding in urban areas cost Americans more than $106 billion between 1960 and 2016, damaging property, disrupting businesses and claiming lives in the...
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On the Green
When golfers lost interest in playing the greens and fairways of Clear Lake (Texas) Golf Course in the early 2000s, its owner...
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Helping Rain Stay Where It Lands
“When it rains, it pours.” This phrase is meant to mean that bad news comes in waves. Unfortunately, that’s true with real...
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Monitoring for Your Objective
Stormwater monitoring can be challenging. With what seems like endless variables and situations impacting data, documenting and calculating stormwater isn’t as simple...
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Experts Predict Hurricane Season Will Only Be Slightly Above Average
For the seventh year in a row, University of Arizona hurricane forecasters say to prepare for an above-average hurricane season, which runs...
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Winners Announced for Annual Campus RainWorks Challenge
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the winners of its 10th annual Campus RainWorks Challenge, a national competition that engages...
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Utility Gets Residents' Help in Reducing Overflows Via Text Campaign
The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District has enlisted residents’ help in reducing sewer overflows during heavy rains by creating a Water Drop Alert text message...
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Climate Change Identified as Contributor to Oroville Dam Spillway Incident
A one-two punch of precipitation resulted in damage to Oroville Dam's main and emergency spillways pushing the second largest dam in California...
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New Interagency Report Highlights Alarming Sea Level Rise Predictions for All U.S. Coastlines
Tens of millions of people in the United States live in areas at risk of coastal flooding, and even more are moving...















