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2024 Top Projects | Hamilton Tackles Invasive Species to Keep the StormwaterFlowing and to Maintain Regulatory Compliance

Sept. 16, 2024

The Phragmites eradication project in Hamilton is in a state of continued monitoring and adaptive management.

In 2020, Hamilton Water documented that approximately 60 of its 135 stormwater management facilities (SWMFs) were being infested by Phragmites. So, Hamilton Water embarked on this project to eradicate the species and restore functionality to their SWMFs and protect downstream water sources.

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About the Author

Katie Johns

Katie Johns, editor-in-chief of Stormwater Solutions, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Stormwater Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast. Prior to entering the B2B industry, she worked as a newspaper reporter and editor in Sarasota, Florida, and a magazine assistant editor in the Chicago suburbs. She can be reached at [email protected].