Rain gardens are gaining in popularity throughout the country, and gardeners could call the local stormwater management agency for advice.
In addition, stringent new stormwater management regulations, designed to protect drinking water, limit the possibility of pumping the water elsewhere.
Recognizing that implementation will not begin for at least two years, the League is recommending that the county begin now to adopt a stormwater management plan.
New federal Clean Water Act requirements, imposed by the Environmental Protection Agency, give local governments until January 2008 to meet new standards for stormwater management.
The community continuously experiments with green building techniques, stormwater management, solar energy and water-treatment systems to reduce their ecological footprint.
As a result of our findings, one oldie recommendation is for a countywide stormwater management plan possibly administered by a stormwater district.
But the cash-poor city has crafted a less expensive and potentially far more beneficial scheme, which may set a new precedent for urban stormwater management.
Stormwater Management and Research Team.
The cost of stormwater management to municipalities is significant.
Pervious concrete is an important stormwater management technique for the urban environment.
In urban stormwater management, "soft" solutions are being widely applied, including stormwater source control.
