The Palm Coast, Florida, wastewater collections department is getting good at dealing with “more.” More rainfall, more people, and more growth.
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Stormwater Management Program Replaces City Blight With Absorbent Green Space
During the last three years, local job creation and improved stormwater management have been successfully combined in a pilot program in Buffalo,...
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Water Professionals Team With Fifth-Graders for Stormwater Project
What began as a group of fifth-graders designing a rain garden with Lego bricks will now become a reality as water professionals...
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Park Projects Create 1.2 Million Gallons of Stormwater Storage for City
Flooding is common in the low-lying sections of Hoboken, New Jersey, since they are in the tidal marsh of the Hudson River...
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Finding Cost-Effective Ways to Replenish Aquifers
Two Stanford University engineers looked at stormwater runoff capture and wastewater recycling in the development of AquaCharge, a new software tool aimed...
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News Briefs: Bill Could Bolster California Stormwater Capture
The California Senate has passed a bill that would make it easier for utilities to build stormwater capture projects.“We’re losing hundreds of...
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Watershed District Turns Stormwater Repairs into Public Outreach Effort
For a Minnesota watershed district, a months-long repair of a large stormwater tunnel turned into a prime public outreach opportunity.In December, the...
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Minnesota City Tackles Illegal Sump Pump Connections
With any luck, by the end of the summer, illegal sump pump connections in homes will be a thing of the past...
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Aquifer Recharge Efforts Ramp Up During Rainy Season
While it’s not apparent just yet whether this winter’s rainfall will bring closure to California’s historic drought, it is clear that the...
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Storm-Ravaged Columbia Continues Recovery Efforts
The historic rain event that hit the East Coast in early October has left some areas continuing to deal with immediate recovery...
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News Briefs: Worker Shot While Conducting Water Meter Check
A City of Austin water utility employee was shot in the face Sept. 22 and then robbed while he was working on...
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News Briefs: Lift Station Employee Charged With Theft
A former Hobart, Indiana, lift station laborer is accused of stealing over $3,000 worth of equipment from the city — a pressure...
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Readying for Rain in Drought-Stricken California
Major rain events in sunny Southern California are not commonplace. In the midst of four years of severe drought, recent downpours have...
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Video Contest Winners Share Important Messages About Stormwater
The Water Environment Federation (WEF) has announced the winners of its fourth annual stormwater video competition. Launched in 2012, the project recognizes, highlights and...




















