STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ARTICLES

Environmental analysis software updated

WASHINGTON, DC, June 2, 2010 -- BASINS (Better Assessment Science Integrating point and Nonpoint Sources) is a multipurpose environmental analysis system designed for use by regional, state, and lo...

Sanitary sewer overflows to be addressed by EPA

WASHINGTON, DC, May 27, 2010 -- The U.S. EPA is initiating a rulemaking to better protect the environment and public health from the harmful effects of sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) and basement ...

Consent decree, complaint filed against Kansas City for sewer overflows

WASHINGTON, DC, May 18, 2010 -- The U.S. Department of Justice is filing today with the Federal District Court a complaint against the City of Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO) and an accompanying conse...

Sewer overflows to cost Kansas City $2.5B

KANSAS CITY, KS, May 18, 2010 -- The City of Kansas City, Mo., has agreed to make extensive improvements to its sewer systems, at a cost estimated to exceed $2.5 billion over 25 years...

Underground stormwater system meets enviro, footprint requirements at National Guard Readiness Center

BROOKFIELD, CT, April 30, 2010 -- The Massachusetts Army National Guard (MAARNG), stationed in Methuen, Mass., needed to redesign its existing Methuen Readiness Center to meet the MAARNG mission, r...

Sewer, stormwater systems in Lynchburg, VA, to benefit from MWH Soft modeling, design solution

BROOMFIELD, CO, April 28, 2010 -- The City of Lynchburg, Virginia, has chosen MWH Soft's InfoSWMM software as its advanced sanitary sewer and stormwater modeling and design solution...

Stormwater management improvements ordered by EPA for 79 municipalities

PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 23, 2010 -- The U.S. EPA has sent orders to 79 municipalities in south central Pennsylvania requiring improvements to their Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) progr...

'Next generation' stormwater controls proposed by EPA in DC clean water permit

PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 21, 2010 -- The U.S. EPA has issued a proposed permit to the District of Columbia requiring the District to continue improving its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4...

Stormwater violations result $1M civil penalty for residential homebuilder

WASHINGTON, DC, April 20, 2010 -- Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., a builder of residential homes nationwide, has agreed today to pay a $1 million civil penalty to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violat...

Identifying and reducing I&I: Girdwood, AK

Girdwood, Alaska, a town of 2,000 residents within the Municipality of Anchorage, serves as a year-round resort community. Surrounded by seven permanent glaciers, the picturesque area is known for ...