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  • November 2021

    • November 2021

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    Stormwater Management

    Editor Comments

    Alanna Maya
    Nov. 10, 2021
    Welcome to the November edition of Stormwater magazine. So much has happened in the last few months, including the return to an in-person StormCon in Milwaukee. The program stated...
    Photos courtesy Profile Products.
    Workers applying the hydraulic erosion control product to the slopes along the railway.
    Erosion Control

    Hydroseeding Provides Eco-Friendly Solution on Job Sites

    Daniel Reynaga
    Nov. 10, 2021
    During an extension of one of the nation’s busiest railways, hydroseeding saved time and minimized labor.
    Photos courtesy Aquatic Informatics.
    Chesapeake Bay Laboratory is the oldest publicly supported marine laboratory on the east coast.
    Stormwater Management

    Protecting the Chesapeake Bay by Centralizing Data

    Chris Heyer
    Nov. 10, 2021
    Scientists at Chesapeake Biological Laboratory use an online platform to manage, host and workup data.
    Photo by Seattle Mayor McGinn on Flickr.
    Green infrastructure installments — like this bioswale in Seattle, Wash. — can be funded by investors through a variety of municipal bonds, including the Environmental Impact Bond.
    Green Infrastructure

    Environmental Impact Bonds Funding GI

    Jeremy Wolfe
    Nov. 10, 2021
    The municipal bond structure that catapulted green infrastructure projects across the nation has now supported well over $100 million in projects.
    Photos courtesy Warren A Gebert.
    Pheasant Branch in Middleton, WI.
    BMPs

    Middleton’s Stormwater Management Program and Effects of Climate Change and Urbanization

    Warren Gebert
    Nov. 10, 2021
    A study reviews the effectiveness of the city’s stormwater management, comparing its changing nutrient loads to the effects of climate change and urbanization.

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    StormCon attendees share a conversation on the show floor.
    Erosion Control

    Fire and Rain: The Need for Workforce Innovation

    Jeremiah Woolsey
    Nov. 10, 2021
    Growing fires in the West, and the confluence of workforces to adjust to a changing climate.
    Photos courtesy of Larry Trojak, Trojak Communications
    Using amphibious excavators, MAE can get into hard-to-reach areas.
    BMPs

    Dredging Up the Past

    Larry Trojak
    Nov. 10, 2021
    Amphibious excavators, guided by a GNSS solution, are key in this northern Minnesota bay cleanup.
    Photos by Oldcastle Infrastructure.
    Workers install a BioPod unit. Here, they’re adding a unit’s 18-inch layer of StormMix media topped with 2 inches of shredded mulch.
    Green Infrastructure

    Helping Communities Mitigate Risks from Extreme Weather

    Mark Sweeney
    Nov. 10, 2021
    Reduced footprint modular green infrastructure systems are an excellent solution for stormwater runoff in highly developed urban areas.
    Photos courtesy American Peat Technology.
    Both Reed-sedge and Sphagnum peat have their own unique natural sorption qualities that can help trap contaminants.
    Green Infrastructure

    Peat: A Natural Solution for Stormwater Compliance

    Peggy Jones
    Nov. 10, 2021
    These renewable wetlands soils can act as effective, natural, low-cost filters for several contaminants.