Category Archives: SWM Maintenance

Stuff about maintaining SWM Facilities

Ponds versus Environmental Site Design (ESD) or Low Impact Development (LID) Measures – Life or Death

Posted on September 7, 2007 by stormwater

One of the many, many issues associated with the decision to design smaller, shallower ESD / LID measures in lieu of traditionally larger detention, extended detention, or retention ponds is safety. The most horrible thought is that of a child’s … Continue reading →

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Stormwater Magazine Article – The Messy Business of Maintaining BMPs

Posted on September 1, 2007 by stormwater

“The big problem, though, is that homeowners’ associations, private businesses, and private property owners are often unprepared to maintain their stormwater BMPs. It’s not that they don’t want to keep the devices running well; they just don’t know how. Fortunately, … Continue reading →

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EPA Guidance on SWM Maintenance

Posted on July 12, 2007 by stormwater

Good discussion of Operation & Maintenance and sample documents here.

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Inspiring Guilt to Save the Earth

Posted on May 15, 2007 by stormwater

So we have a contract to do Inspections and Maintenance for a major retailer, which sends us throughout the Northeastern US. We had an interesting one yesterday. Seems another firm is advising our client, but the client wanted us to … Continue reading →

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Underground SWM – WITHOUT Inspection and Maintenance

Posted on April 12, 2007 by stormwater

So when an underground CMP Pipe SWM facility sits unattended for ten – fifteen? – twenty? years or so, it may be no problem. On the other hand, it can turn into a nightmare. Following is an un-named facility we … Continue reading →

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Embankment Hazards

Posted on March 27, 2007 by stormwater

OK, this is not about stormwater management, per se… Gaza Sewage Flood BUT – it does illustrate the hazards that are associated with constructing earthen embankments. Quite simply – they have the potential to fail. And if they fail, the … Continue reading →

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Heya!

Posted on March 23, 2007 by stormwater

Welcome to the first blog on stormwater management…. or at least the first one we know about. Among the things that may end up here are: Interesting stuff about stormwater management (SWM) that strikes our fancy Technical stuff (read: Engineering) … Continue reading →

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