stormwater
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stormwaters
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“It’s amazing to get all the new businesses back in, we’re doing great—and then everything starts flooding again because the stormwater drains are still clogged,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
In Arizona, streams are mostly dry, and the state has many water-intensive mining projects, each with systems for draining stormwater and disposing of water used in minerals processing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 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
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
“Commercial properties right now are not regulated under any stormwater permit,” said Sean Bothwell, executive director of California Coastkeeper Alliance.
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
Rain can also bring pollution as the stormwaters sweep up debris, dirt, litter and even chemicals from roadways.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
Matthew Marchetti was among thousands of Houstonians motoring through the turbulent, murky stormwaters of Hurricane Harvey as the sun set on August 27th, 2017.
From The Verge ● Apr. 17, 2018
“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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