Entries Tagged Stormwater Runoff

As the East Coast recovers from an unusually harsh winter season, the jaw-dropping impact has been revealed along the way, and Boston’s...

Heavy rainfall in 2008 inundated the Coralville, Iowa, area. Six inches of rain fell on already saturated ground over a 48-hour period...

Des Moines Water Works in Des Moines, Iowa — alarmed by rising nitrate levels in the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers —...

The U.S Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the additional award of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funds totaling over $3.1 million to target...

Municipal leaders in Connecticut have rallied to oppose a proposal by the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection that would create...

In the book All the Way to the Ocean by Joel Harper, James tosses a candy wrapper to the curb.“Hey, what are...

Wildfires are becoming a bigger problem every year. As cities and townships expand into heavily forested areas, utilities need to consider the...

Public education can be tricky. It needs to be exciting, refreshing and engaging to get your message across. Enter the Stormwater Runoff...

With 3.1 million residents and an annual rainfall of only about 13 inches, the Orange County (Calif.) Public Works – OC Watersheds...

The effective and responsible management of stormwater runoff has become an important part of the job description for most municipal sewer and...

With 3.1 million residents and an annual rainfall of only about 13 inches, the Orange County (Calif.) Public Works — OC Watersheds...

With a big share of their city served by combined sewers that carry both wastewater and stormwater runoff, Portland, Ore., officials have...

As municipal footprints grow, the square mileage of concrete and blacktop surfaces increases. As a result, outlets for stormwater runoff decrease –...

A new 54-acre wetlands area in the City of Boise, Idaho, offers community members a natural environment with a walking path and...