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Stormwater pollution is one of the biggest threats to local water quality and public health in many places in the US, and around the world. It carries dirt, trash, toxic chemicals, and [...]

When rain and melting snow run off the roofs and roads into the rivers, it gathers up toxic dirt, trash, chemicals, and disease-carrying organisms. Studies have shown that the pollution from this [...]

Surface runoff is a major component of the water cycle. It occurs when water from rain, storms, or snow flow across the land towards water bodies because the soil is already too saturated to [...]

While planet Earth is 70% water, nearly all of it is undrinkable salt water. The planet’s potable supply is either frozen in polar ice caps or dwells underfoot as groundwater. As such, the only [...]

A newly paved parking lot in Painesville City, Ohio is showing how effective storm water management practices could be, as reported by John Harold Hutchison in The News-Herald:

Stormwater runoffs have become a major source of urban water pollution. To address the situation, governments, companies, scientists, and various communities have been constantly developing [...]

In a study conducted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality in 2007, it was found that rainwater collected in stormwater systems contains pollutants from contact with roads, roofs, [...]

When it comes to absorbing stormwater, the best natural absorbers are forests that have lots of trees and soil for water to seep through. Stormwater just flows down under the soil and rocks and [...]

Leaks and floods aren’t the only things to worry about when the rain starts pouring heavily. The water that enters the drainage and sewers also creates a big problem. In Carroll County, for [...]

Stormwater isn’t just an annoyance that you have to bear with whenever it’s pouring outside. If you have efficient stormwater storage or reuse systems, such as StormChamber by [...]