Rain Event Articles

Improvements to the storm drain system in Austin, Texas, helped spare the community from the Memorial Day weekend floods that ravaged other parts of the state

In this week's news, a municipal worker is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of city equipment, a massive stormwater project was completed in Ohio, and a California city taps public pool water to clean sewers.

A New Jersey utility reviews its flood protection plans after Hurricane Sandy tore through the region in 2012

Despite warnings, victims were 'caught off guard' as their vehicles were washed several hundred yards downstream

“Unsung heroes” trapped inside New Orleans Pumping Station 19 during Hurricane Katrina until they could drain the city

Two municipalities in the Midwest have successfully reduced their combined sewer overflows well ahead of state and federal mandates

Heavy rain causes trouble in paradise as Waikiki beaches close

In this week’s news, an act of kindness ends tragically for a good Samaritan, Halifax Water employees are back on the job, and groundwater regulators in Nebraska join forces to combat drought

Record rainfall in Texas, which have flooded parts of Houston, come at the end of a five-year drought. Here, we take a look at some of the unprecedented flooding.

Texas governor declares state of disaster as death toll from storms continues to rise

Municipalities cautiously move forward as heavy rainfall throughout the Lone Star State slowly replenishes depleted water reserves

A stormwater culvert collapses, creating a 45-foot-wide sinkhole — and a $500,000 problem — in Texas

A Mississippi mayor declares emergency on the city's aging sewer system, and a Ohio utility will begin delivering water to outlying customers.

Having hosted some of the world’s largest sporting events, Indianapolis officials say they are prepared for another influx of visitors to downtown.