Ghost streams and flood risk: What stormwater professionals need to know

Exploring how urban development and changing weather patterns may be impacting community flooding
June 23, 2025

Kristen Chaffin, senior project engineer with OHM Advisors, drops by to discuss ghost streams and urban flooding. Chaffin explains what ghost streams are, how urban development and changing weather patterns impact each other and offers insight into how communities can mitigate urban flooding impacts.

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About the Author

Katie Johns

Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Stormwater Solutions, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Stormwater Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at [email protected].

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