stormwater

American  

[stawrm-waw-ter] / ˈstɔrmˌwɔ tər /

noun

plural

stormwaters

1. excess surface water produced by heavy rain.

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adjective

1. relating to the excess surface water produced by heavy rain.

Other Word Forms

• non-stormwater adjective

Example Sentences

Far more is released by systems that combine stormwater after significant rain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

City dwellers face a particularly nasty flooding threat from rainfall: Overwhelmed stormwater systems can regurgitate raw sewage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

River, Chatchanin felt that Bangkok’s own stormwater infrastructure had reached its tipping point.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Instead of supporting the tunnel, he said, the region should redouble efforts on conservation and more efficient water use, while investing in recycling wastewater, capturing stormwater and cleaning up contaminated groundwater.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

As a result, the city’s network of over 1,600 urban canals, which were once used for transporting goods and people but now primarily act as stormwater channels, are regularly overwhelmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025