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By Don Talend Persistent localized flooding problems in parts of Victoria, TX—located near the Gulf Coast—have prompted the city to use documented residential flooding complaints to identify and prioritize areas in need of in-depth evaluation. To optimize capital spending, the city is not merely using anecdotal flooding evidence to guess at how to possibly resize parts of its drainage infrastructure. Rather, sophisticated modeling efforts were undertaken to assist in identifying causes of the localized ...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Flood Control, Software, Water-quality Monitoring
By Larry Trojak As the benefits of a comprehensive GIS effort have become more and more apparent, larger cities and municipal utilities have been steadily getting on board with the technology, citing it as something of a no-brainer in terms of better asset availability, increased accuracy, ease of access to information, and so on. Smaller towns and cities, however, have been reluctant to make the same move, often citing it as both too daunting and far too cost-prohibitive. The City of Troutdale (OR) Dep...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Project Design, Software
By Janet Aird Many types of software are available to stormwater management professionals for monitoring, analysis, and program management related to stormwater and combined sewers. Some of their applications help determine the size and number of best management practices (BMPs) that are needed for a particular drainage area and evaluate their effectiveness. Some track parameters such as the quantity and quality of runoff, and the flow rate, flow depth, and quality of water in each pipe, channel,...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Program Management, Software, Water Quality Monitoring
By Brynna King Mobile technology is becoming more and more a necessary piece of the infrastructure puzzle for many cities—and even in small communities, officials are finding that mobile solutions can vastly improve the efficiency and accuracy of recordkeeping. In the 53,000-person city of Margate in Broward County, FL, the public works department needed a change. The department was completing its on-the-go reporting and recordkeeping efforts using pen and paper, and the method was proving to be both cu...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Program Funding, Program Management, Software
By Stu Hamilton Water is the natural capital of the growing world population. Services built on our natural capital are the currency of the 21st century. The timing and spatial distribution of surface water quantity—and the variability in quality of that water—define how we design and build the infrastructure necessary for our energy, agriculture, mining, transportation, and industrial sectors. While water supports our infrastructure, it can also take lives. Droughts and floods are threats that r...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Program Management, Research, Software
ELGIN, Ill. (Aug. 22, 2012) – Federal Signal Corporation’s Environmental Solutions Group today announced an initiative to develop and deploy environmentally sustainable products that have the potential to increase energy efficiency and enhance air and water quality in communities around the world. Under its EcoInfused™ Technology initiative, the Environmental Solutions Group will develop green, energy-efficient and low-emissions technology solutions for its Elgin Sweeper street sweepers and Vactor Manuf...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Software
To help raise awareness about nutrient pollution, which is caused by excess nitrogen and phosphorus in the air and water, EPA has developed new educational materials, including: - Community Outreach Toolkit - designed to assist watershed groups, NGOs, states, and federal partners with messaging and outreach to the media about nutrient pollution. - Nutrient Pollution Video - aims to raise awareness about nutrient problem, the first step in addressing and reducing the problem. - Postcard/Poster - shows a ...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Human Resources, Software
(Kansas City, Kan., June 25, 2012) – EPA and local partners will gather on Wednesday, June 27 in Riverside, Mo., to announce an expansion of water-quality monitoring of Kansas City area streams and introduce a related application for smartphones and mobile devices. The free application is available now for iPhone, iTouch, and iPad through Apple’s iTunes store. A version for Android phones will be available in the future. EPA is providing $156,000 for in-stream monitoring equipment and satellite technolo...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Program Management, Software
HILLIARD, Ohio - June 4, 2012 - Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. (ADS), the world's largest producer of corrugated high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe, has a new program on its website that automatically designs a Nyloplast drain structure. Entering just minimal information enables the proprietary software to customize a basin for any project. Input sections include type of pipe, basin diameter, and details for each branch including diameter, angle plus invert height. The program then provides a drawing...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Software
By David Engle Urban stormwater ruins picnics and ballgames, raises floods, snarls traffic, threatens safety, wreaks destruction, costs cities millions in damage and disruption—and those are among the relatively short-lived effects. Stormwater runoff is also the leading source of water-quality problems nationwide, carrying sediment and other pollutants to lakes, streams, coastal estuaries, and even drinking supplies; one fairly recent persuasive report on this came from the United States National Resear...... continue reading
From: Stormwater Topics: Flood Control, Program Management, Software
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