Category Archives: Stormwater Management

Anything and Everything SWM

Every year, Puget Sound suffers an oil spill equal to more than half an Exxon Valdez. It just happens drop by drop.

Posted on April 22, 2009 by stormwater

Amazing statement.  Read it here: via Local News | Stormwater’s damage to Puget Sound huge, report says | Seattle Times Newspaper.

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SWM Facility Embankment Repair – Barrel Relining

Posted on April 1, 2009 by inspsw

One of the exciting aspects of working in stormwater is coming up with unique ways to solve repair problems. At this site, the existing outfall pipe was corroding causing water to erode the soil along the outside of the pipe, … Continue reading →

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Managing Stormwater Management Presentation

Posted on March 28, 2009 by stormwater

This presentation is geared for property and facility managers who would like to learn more about managing stormwater infrastructure.

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Plastic shopping bags suck… why not ban them?

Posted on March 28, 2009 by stormwater

When we maintain stormwater management systems one of the most common things we find are plastic shopping bags.  The amount of bags that are in stormwater systems, and therefore streams and the natural environment is amazing. Our friends at the … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, TVA. Looks like 2009 is going to be a doooozeee for y’all.

Posted on December 31, 2008 by stormwater

We suspect it is only the beginning to the outrage taking place…

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2008 dam failure debacle continues. TVA showing their true colors – the opposite of green.

Posted on December 31, 2008 by stormwater

The dam failure of 2008 is evolving into an environmental debacle.  TVA seems to be showing its true colors – which appear to be the opposite of green.  We have to wonder where the EPA is as TVA permits continuing … Continue reading →

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Maintenance of Stormwater BMPs | stormh2o.com

Posted on December 30, 2008 by stormwater

Stormwater Mag has a new article on SWM Maintenance.  Maintenance of Stormwater BMPs | stormh2o.com.    Much to be said on this topic….  It is amazing that millions (billions???) of dollars of infrastructure goes in the ground and a small portion … Continue reading →

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Dam Safety Gone Wrong

Posted on December 23, 2008 by stormwater

Incredible dam breach in Tenn.  This is why it is important to inspect, maintain, and repair earthen embankments. See the aerial video here

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Coolest Soil Erosion in NoVa

Posted on December 22, 2008 by stormwater

Our Stormwater Maintenance inspection crew happened upon this slope erosion in a stormwater management retention facility in Northern Virginia last month: Nothing spectacular….  just another gully…  with some neat autumn foliage…. Until the zoom into the material that was eroding.  … Continue reading →

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Urban Forestry using Structural Soil

Posted on December 3, 2008 by stormwater

Some new stuff – a presentation out of VirginiaTech here. A nice summary read of the report from the Berkley LocalEcologist site here.

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