Stormwater BMPs

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Compliance

Save the Sound reaches stormwater management agreement with Middletown

Nov. 6, 2023
Following a lawsuit from Save the Sound over alleged Clean Water Act violations, the City of Middletown reached a collaborative agreement with the non-profit to comply with its...
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For buildings located near rivers and streams, awareness of multiple scenarios is key to understanding what flooding risks are possible.
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Flood Control

ASCE updates ASCE/SEI 7-22 standard to protect against 500-year flood events

June 6, 2023
New provisions to the standard include a new requirement tying flood hazard mitigation design to Risk Category, as well as a new requirement to plan for relative sea level change...
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Program Management

Bringing stormwater data up to speed

May 16, 2023
Developing a stormwater infrastructure asset standard can aid in obtaining funding – how do we get there?
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Standards & Regulations

Senate Bill 366 could modernize the California Water Plan

May 1, 2023
Michele Canales, policy analyst for the Office of Senator Anna Caballero, and Danielle Blacet- Hyden, deputy executive director for the California Municipal Utilities Association...
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The Au Sable River Valley, a blue ribbon trout stream located in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan.
Stormwater BMPs

Michigan awards $200K for Low Peninsula runoff management plan

April 24, 2023
The state award a grant totaling $201,200 to the Huron Pines RC&D Council to develop a new watershed plan, setting local priorities and selecting best management practices to ...
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Stormwater Management

Floating filtration technique may soon fight algal blooms

April 20, 2023
A system of floating geotextile filters in shallow lakes shows promising results, delivering algae suppression and turbidity decreases for an entire recreational season.