The 9th Street Stormwater Retrofit project in Wenatchee, Washington, was implemented to improve stormwater drainage and enhance water quality in the 620-acre 9th Street basin, which discharges into the Columbia River and No. 2 Canyon Drain.The retrofit faced significant design challenges, including low-lying terrain, limited space and aging infrastructure in a densely populated aree, but engineers created a cost-effective, low-maintenance solution that fit within the existing built environment.
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].
