August 18th, 2008 2:01pm PST
Posted By Ward Wilson
Recently, we noticed that the
most popular article on the Stormwater Web site was “Rain Gardens Reign”
from the May 2008 issue. This article included information on the Mt. Airy Rain
Catchers project that Tetra Tech is implementing for USEPA’s Office of Research
and Development’s Sustainable Environments Branch. In the process of planning
and installing 52 residential site rain gardens last year and 14 so far
this year, we are...
continue reading
July 7th, 2008 1:49pm PST
Posted By John Kosco
The stormwater program has traditionally been based on a presumptive approach— implement a set of best management practices (BMPs) as prescribed in your permit or stormwater pollution prevention plan, and you are presumed to be protecting water quality. Very little monitoring or evaluation was conducted to determine if the BMPs were actually reducing stormwater impacts.
With the prevalence of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and other requirements, the stormwater program is...
continue reading
June 2nd, 2008 3:04pm PST
Posted By Ward Wilson
Hello, and welcome to our new stormwater blog, “From Policy to Action.” With this blog, my colleagues and I at Tetra Tech will discuss with you some interesting and cutting-edge topics related to stormwater policy and implementation. We’ll cover topics related to permitting, stormwater management plan development, BMP design and selection, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) as they relate to stormwater, and many other related topics. We’ll post our thoughts on these...
continue reading
August 18th, 2008 2:01pm PST
Posted By Ward Wilson
Recently, we noticed that the
most popular article on the Stormwater Web site was “Rain Gardens Reign”
from the May 2008 issue. This article included information on the Mt. Airy Rain
Catchers project that Tetra Tech is implementing for USEPA’s Office of Research
and Development’s Sustainable Environments Branch. In the process of planning
and installing 52 residential site rain gardens last year and 14 so far
this year, we are...
July 7th, 2008 1:49pm PST
Posted By John Kosco
The stormwater program has traditionally been based on a presumptive approach— implement a set of best management practices (BMPs) as prescribed in your permit or stormwater pollution prevention plan, and you are presumed to be protecting water quality. Very little monitoring or evaluation was conducted to determine if the BMPs were actually reducing stormwater impacts.
With the prevalence of total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) and other requirements, the stormwater program is...
June 2nd, 2008 3:04pm PST
Posted By Ward Wilson
Hello, and welcome to our new stormwater blog, “From Policy to Action.” With this blog, my colleagues and I at Tetra Tech will discuss with you some interesting and cutting-edge topics related to stormwater policy and implementation. We’ll cover topics related to permitting, stormwater management plan development, BMP design and selection, total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) as they relate to stormwater, and many other related topics. We’ll post our thoughts on these...