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By Joanne Castagna “She was wandering around mounds of debris along the waterfront at Breezy Point, New York, and the shock on her face was pretty powerful for me,” says Jim Balocki, chief, Interagency and International Services, Headquarters, US Army Corps of Engineers. “Her name was Kathleen and she told me she had lost everything to Hurricane Sandy and that she was grateful for everything we were doing to help her community, and I was glad to be there to speak with her,” says Balocki, who deployed to...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Program Management, Regulatory Issues, Watershed Projects
By Steve Goldberg Although various forms of rainwater harvesting have been used for thousands of years, as an organized industry, it is still in its infancy. At present, no national standards are in place regulating its use, although various states and municipalities have begun promulgating laws concerning how rainwater may (or may not) be used. The rainwater harvesting industry has a national organization, the American Rainwater Catchment Systems Association. It is presently headed by David Craw...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Low-impact Development, Program Management, Watershed Projects
By Margaret Buranen Minnesota’s Twin Cities had green infrastructure long before it was called that. In 1883, Minneapolis established an independent park commission. Its members were perceptive enough to hire two of the country’s best landscape architects: H. W. S. Cleveland, who had directed the Boston Park Commission, and Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed New York’s Central Park. The board followed their advice and bought large areas of land. Thanks to the architects’ foresight, those parks a...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Low-impact Development, Program Funding, Watershed Projects
By David C. Richardson When people say the city of Yonkers, NY, is on the Saw Mill River, they mean that—literally. Downtown Yonkers is built on top of the swiftly flowing channel known as the Saw Mill River. From the cellars of some of the industrial-era buildings near the center of town, one can actually see the river flowing beneath the basements and across the gaps between the foundations of adjacent structures. Closer to the center of town, the river had once been channeled into a flume seve...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Low-impact Development, Program Management, Watershed Projects
By Stephen Elkind and Benjamin Cady EPA is planning major changes to its stormwater regulations. These would be the most significant changes since the federal stormwater regulations were enacted nearly a quarter century ago. Under one new provision, for example, the federal stormwater program would be extended to cover all “newly developed” and “redeveloped” properties in the country. The new rules would require owners of such properties to reduce their runoff using stormwater control technologie...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Program Management, Regulatory Issues, Watershed Projects
Written by Janice Kaspersen As most of us are aware, EPA is working on a new stormwater rule—and has been for well over a year. At StormCon in August, Jeremy Bauer of EPA’s Office of Wastewater Management provided an overview of the upcoming rule, answered audience questions, and noted comments to take back to EPA. As EPA has long stated—and as Bauer outlined when he spoke at last year’s conference—the new rule will emphasize using green infrastructure and infiltrating stormwater when possible. This is ...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Program Management, Regulatory Issues, Watershed Projects
By Mike Vaughan Spectators from around the globe have been watching the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, enthralled by world-class athletes participating in stunning competitions. It’s a safe bet to imagine that few in the crowd have thought about flooding, though flood safety was an essential factor in the creation of the new Olympic Park, site of Olympic Stadium and numerous other competition venues. To keep floodwaters controlled, 2 miles of riverbanks were redesigned and reengineered...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Project Design, Restoration, Watershed Projects
By Margaret Buranen Seattle’s Thornton Creek Water Quality Channel (TCWQC) does more than manage stormwater. This innovative project catalyzed over $200 million in development that revitalized an aging neighborhood. The American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) named it one of the best projects of 2010. TCWQC “not only improved water quality, but also reconnected people with Thornton Creek in a new transit-oriented urban setting with residence, jobs, and recreation, and created new open spa...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Drainage Systems, Low-impact Development, Watershed Projects
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced funding for 13 partnership agreements for high-priority wetland restoration and conservation work in 12 states. The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and a network of partners have nearly $15 million in financial and technical assistance available for these projects in 2012 and will enter into long-term agreements to deliver additional assistance over the next four years. Selected for their significant cont...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Watershed Projects
New York, NY – Waterkeeper Alliance, the global environmental organization dedicated to protecting the world’s waterways and ensuring the right to drinkable, fishable, and swimmable water, announced today that it has entered into a partnership agreement with EcoMedia, a division of CBS. Together, Waterkeeper Alliance and EcoMedia will identify critical, yet underfunded, environmental improvement projects thatwill protect America’s rivers, lakes, and streams from pollution and other environmental threats...... continue reading
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