STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ARTICLES
One Man's Swamp is Another's Green Infrastructure
Going green will require a different skill set for most utility folks. And also a different mindset. But as cities across the country are beginning to demonstrate, green infrastructure can help com...
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Maine pulp mill pays fine for Clean Water Act violationsRed Shield Acquisition has paid a $126,000 fine to resolve claims that it violated the Clean Water Act at its Old Town, Maine pulp mill.
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Best Management Practices (BMPs): The Maintenance Element
While design and installation of stormwater BMPs are both very important, our field crews find that the major shortcoming of all our water quality efforts can be attributed to the lack of proper ma...
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Water leaders testify for continued federal support for improved water infrastructureThe U.S. Water Alliance, NACWA, and American Water Works provided testimony of water solution before the U.S. House of Representatives. |
Four landscape projects certified under SITES sustainability rating system
The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) has announced four new projects that have achieved certification under the nation's most comprehensive rating system for the sustainable design, constructio...
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2013 U.S. Water Prize winners announcedThe U.S. Water Alliance announced the 2013 winners of the U.S. Water Prize: Onondaga County, N.Y., The Freshwater Trust and |
New evapotranspiration maps provide crucial information for water managersFor the first time, U.S. Geological Survey scientists have mapped long-term average evapotranspiration rates across the U.S. |
San Francisco stormwater project features gray-green combined approachMWH has been selected by SFPUC to provide construction management services for the Central Bayside System Improvement project. |
Pennsylvania DEP awards 106 grants to protect, improve watersheds in 40 countiesThe Department of Environmental Protection will invest more than $18.7 million in watershed protection projects. |
Green infrastructure to be focus of NY conference co-hosted by EPA, University at BuffaloThe EPA and the University at Buffalo are co-sponsoring a conference in Buffalo on March 14, 2013 to discuss green infrastructure projects. |
