stormwater
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She said “demand for filtration is skyrocketing,” with cleansed stormwater “the biggest source of new water supply.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
The same pattern appeared in laboratory performance testing and in simulated stormwater collected from the experimental road sections.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 28, 2026
“There are just so many lovely ways to create urban form that also serves as stormwater management,” Coffee says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Now environmental advocates are pushing state regulators to crack down by requiring stormwater permits — essentially best practices — for businesses that haven’t been held accountable for their polluted runoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
Or they could pay an annual fee, helping to fund local stormwater projects that cities need.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026
“These people have lost everything. The stormwaters are still out there, swallowing our houses.”
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
Pittsburgh is adjusting construction codes so new buildings better handle stormwaters, for example.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 15, 2023
A levee breach on the Pajaro River late Friday sent stormwaters rushing into the migrant town of about 3,000 people, prompting widespread evacuations and cutting off potable water to the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2023
Severe storms are one of the biggest threats outlined in the report, particularly when stormwaters mangle infrastructure and vessels.
From The Verge ● Mar. 16, 2022
“It all started down there,” he said of the Louisiana neighborhood where levees broke and surging stormwaters splintered wooden homes.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 17, 2015
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