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    Stormwater, also written storm water, is water that originates from precipitation (storm), including heavy rain and meltwater from hail and snow. Stormwater...
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    Stormwater harvesting or stormwater reuse is the collection, accumulation, treatment or purification, and storage of stormwater for its eventual reuse...
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    to channel runoff (or stream flow). It occurs when excess rainwater, stormwater, meltwater, or other sources, can no longer sufficiently rapidly infiltrate...
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    Storm drain (redirect from Stormwater drain)
    Canada), highway drain, surface water drain/sewer (United Kingdom), or stormwater drain (Australia and New Zealand) is infrastructure designed to drain...
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    in Japan. The National Research Council's definitive report on urban stormwater management described that urban drainage systems began in the United States...
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  • A stormwater fee is a charge imposed on real estate owners for pollution in stormwater drainage from impervious surface runoff. This system imposes a tax...
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    runoff reabsorption by the soil. They can also be used to treat polluted stormwater runoff. Rain gardens are designed landscape sites that reduce the flow...
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  • hydrology and hydraulics (H&H) of stormwater runoff. Its use as a tool has grown in the U.S. as rules for managing stormwater have become more stringent. Specifically...
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    The Stormwater Management And Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel), E38, is a storm drainage and road structure in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and a major national project...
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  • a general lack of permeable surfaces in cities. This lack of area for stormwater to infiltrate back into the ground leaves cities vulnerable to flooding...
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    Stormwater Boys – Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2011. "Foggy Highway: Paul Kelly and the Stormwater...
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    Permeable paving surfaces are made of either a porous material that enables stormwater to flow through it or nonporous blocks spaced so that water can flow between...
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    perimeter and a permanent pool of water in its design. It is used to manage stormwater runoff, for protection against flooding, for erosion control, and to serve...
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  • Industrial stormwater is runoff from precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, or hail) that lands on industrial sites (e.g. manufacturing facilities...
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  • The Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan, often abbreviated as SWPPP or SW3P, is a plan created by constructors to show their plans for sediment and erosion...
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    providing first flush pollution control and stormwater management. As regulations further limit stormwater runoff, it is becoming more expensive for property...
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    Specifications, and Geotechnical Report for the Chastain Meadows Regional Stormwater Management Facility was resubmitted to Georgia EPD for approval and construction...
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    to the shoreline. Contour trenching Gutter Keyline design Rain garden Stormwater Water-sensitive urban design Chambers Dictionary, Edinburgh, 1998, p....
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    Stormwater treatment areas (STAs) are constructed wetlands divided into flow-through treatment cells that remove nutrients from agricultural and urban...
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    for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings (but not stormwater) to a sewage treatment plant or disposal. Sanitary sewers are a type of...
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    environments. In a more practical sense, it refers to a decentralized network of stormwater management practices, which includes green roofs, trees, bioretention...
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    Sewage (section Stormwater)
    sewers. The former is designed to exclude stormwater flows whereas the latter is designed to also take stormwater. The production of sewage generally corresponds...
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    industrial activities, agricultural activities, and urban runoff including stormwater. Water pollution may affect either surface water or groundwater. This...
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    industrial wastewater control and municipal sewage control, while in stormwater management (both urban and rural) and wetland management, BMPs may refer...
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    Philadelphia. PWD provides integrated potable water, wastewater, and stormwater services for Philadelphia and some communities in Bucks, Delaware and...
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    A stormwater detention vault is an underground structure designed to manage excess stormwater runoff on a developed site, often in an urban setting. This...
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    Multi-Sector General Permit For Stormwater Discharges Associated With Industrial Activity, outfalls are locations where the stormwater exits the facility, including...
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    down and restores the ground water. Rainwater harvesting differs from stormwater harvesting as the runoff is typically collected from roofs and other area...
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    highly dense residential area of Bo01 is a key issue to stormwater management. To minimize stormwater run-off in Bo01, the neighborhood utilizes rain gardens...
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    by building with nature. The main components of this approach include stormwater management, climate adaptation, the reduction of heat stress, increasing...
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