Stormwater Management

Stormwater Management

New Jersey launches $20 million resilience program to modernize stormwater infrastructure

Sept. 30, 2024
New Jersey announces new $20 million program to modernize stormwater infrastructure and management strategies.
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Collaboration & Innovation

Sept. 25, 2024
Editor Katie Johns talks about StormCon, 2024 Top Projects winners and the 2024 State of the Industry survey.
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Kris Tjernell, (former) California Department of Water Resources (DWR) Deputy Director of Integrated Watershed Management kayaks through a levee breach. DWR and Ecosystem Investment Partners (EIP) hold a levee breaching ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Lookout Slough Tidal Habitat Restoration Project in Solano County. The levee will be breached in nine places, creating an open water habitat for fish and wildlife in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Photo taken September 18, 2024.
Groundwater

California DWR celebrates completion of wetland restoration project

Sept. 25, 2024
The California Department of Water Resources held a levee breaching ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Delta’s largest-ever tidal wetland restoration project.
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Flood Control

Addressing flooding in Texas’ most populous county

Sept. 24, 2024
An influx of storms can create the need for an updated flood plan. Michael Baker took steps to mitigate flooding in Texas through a comprehensive project.
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Monitoring objectives can range from requirements to meet agency mandates to proactive information gathering studies to further understand baseline or current conditions.
Stormwater BMPs

Water monitoring frameworks: Back to basics for meaningful results

Sept. 24, 2024
Stormwater monitoring is a critical part of assessing the health of watersheds and having the proper monitoring framework is essential to this process.