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    Stormwater Management

    Stepping into Spring

    Alanna Maya
    May 2, 2022
    Welcome to the Spring 2022 issue of Stormwater magazine.
    Photo courtesy Oregon Department of Transportation.
    ODOT completed the Highway 20 project, including the construction of six miles of new roadway in the Fall of 2017.
    Erosion Control

    Shifting Ground

    Jeremy Wolfe
    May 2, 2022
    Landslides and challenging soils dealt the Oregon Department of Transportation an erosion control nightmare during a highway construction project, but the use of several proven...
    Photo courtesy USACE.
    In 1992, water from the ocean side of a barrier island at Westhampton Beach washed over and into the bay side, creating a breach that quickly turned into a major inlet.
    Erosion Control

    Falling Apart to Come Back Together

    JoAnne Castagna
    May 2, 2022
    A USACE project aims to manage the risks of coastal storm damage and sea level rise in Long Island after coastal storms harmed eroded sediment from the area’s barrier islands....
    Photos courtesy Fecon.
    Removing sediment from a 2.25-mile stretch and an additional 840-foot span further down Drennan Ditch required special tools for the job.
    Stormwater Management

    A Last-Ditch Effort

    Jim Wahl
    May 2, 2022
    Tasked with removing sediment from a 2.25-mile stretch and an additional 840-foot span further down Drennan Ditch, Isaac Weber took an innovative approach to solving the tricky...
    Photos courtesy WaterIQ.
    As problems associated with harmful algal blooms (HABs) increase nationwide, ultrasonic mitigation can be an effective and low-cost solution for cities and utilities.
    Stormwater Management

    A Sound Solution to Algae

    George Hutchinson
    May 2, 2022
    Ultrasonic algal mitigation systems can be an effective, low-cost approach to algal blooms.

    More content from Spring 2022

    Photos courtesy Oldcastle.
    The City of Melbourne, Fla., installed several Nutrient Separating Baffle Boxes to filter its stormwater runoff into the Indian River Lagoon.
    Stormwater Management

    Nutrient Separating Baffle Boxes Tackle Tough Water Pollution

    Isham Khan
    May 2, 2022
    The City of Melbourne, Fla.’s stormwater management solution has prevented 200 tons of trash, 7,800 pounds of nitrogen, and 1,550 pounds of phosphorus from entering the Indian...
    Photo courtesy Clear Water Services.
    In the fall of 2018, Clear Water designed and installed a permanent 3,600 gallon per minute Chitosan Enhanced Sand Filtration (CESF) system, including chitosan dosing, pH adjustment, and 24 sand filtration units.
    Stormwater Management

    A Stormwater Imperative

    May 2, 2022
    An Oregon industrial facility finds that chitosan-enhanced sand filtration brings the benefits of traditional flocculants while also being biodegradable.
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    Compliance

    The Significance of the 2022 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey

    Seth Brown
    May 2, 2022
    The 2022 CWNS is receiving extra attention through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act — and this could be a significant avenue for funding in the stormwater sector.
    Photo courtesy Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.
    The HP Storm pipe features advanced polypropylene resin technology and a dual-wall profile design for high performance and increased stiffness.
    Stormwater Management

    High-Flow Drainage Pipes

    May 2, 2022
    The HP Storm is a high-performance polypropylene pipe ideal for gravity-flow storm drain applications.
    Photo by Jingxi Lau on Unsplash.
    In the Midwest, the majority of the phosphorus loads entering storm drains come from fallen leaves, which land in the street, get run over by cars, and create a byproduct that leaches into waterways.
    Stormwater Management

    Rainstorms and Fallen Leaves

    Alanna Maya
    May 2, 2022
    In the Midwest, an increase in the severity of rainstorms coupled with fallen leaves breeds high levels of phosphorus, which enter local waterways.