January 23, 2024
EPA to Award $3 Million in Grants to Establish National Stormwater Centers of Excellence
By News Editor
Program is expected to make three to five awards to establish and maintain regional Centers of Excellence for Stormwater Infrastructure Technologies.
September 21, 2023
National Institute of Building Sciences and Fannie Mae Release Disaster Mitigation Roadmap
By News Editor
The 150-page paper focuses on pluvial flooding, and offers three major findings and several recommendations.
November 21, 2022
Rising Sea Levels Mean Rising Groundwater — and That Spells Trouble for Septic Systems
By News Editor
To operate effectively, coastal septic systems rely on unsaturated soils to filter wastewater and direct flow away from homes. But in some communities, the shallow groundwater table is rising, leaving homeowners in a precarious position.
August 23, 2022
Stormwater Management Ponds Not Adequate Replacement for Wetlands, Study Says
By News Editor
Relying on stormwater management ponds to restore the depleting wetlands is not sustainable and lacks the critical ecosystem services vital for biodiversity.
March 14, 2022
Protecting Ports from Flooding and Sea Level Rise
By Savannah Bertrand and Bridget Williams
Ports must consider their near-term and long-term climate change vulnerabilities when planning for the future. In many cases, infrastructure will be needed to protect ports from flooding and sea level rise.
November 18, 2020
Urban Flood Hazards: Challenges and Opportunities
By News Editor
Developed by ASFPM’s Stormwater Management Committee, this new paper explores the challenges of urban flooding, outlines concepts related to planning and mitigation to reduce future flood losses, and provides recommendations at the local and national scale to address urban flooding in communities nationwide.