November 2021

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Stormwater Management

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Nov. 10, 2021
Welcome to the November edition of Stormwater magazine. So much has happened in the last few months, including the return to an in-person StormCon in Milwaukee. The program stated...
Photos courtesy Profile Products.
Workers applying the hydraulic erosion control product to the slopes along the railway.
Erosion Control

Hydroseeding Provides Eco-Friendly Solution on Job Sites

Nov. 10, 2021
During an extension of one of the nation’s busiest railways, hydroseeding saved time and minimized labor.
Photos courtesy Aquatic Informatics.
Chesapeake Bay Laboratory is the oldest publicly supported marine laboratory on the east coast.
Stormwater Management

Protecting the Chesapeake Bay by Centralizing Data

Nov. 10, 2021
Scientists at Chesapeake Biological Laboratory use an online platform to manage, host and workup data.
Photo by Seattle Mayor McGinn on Flickr.
Green infrastructure installments — like this bioswale in Seattle, Wash. — can be funded by investors through a variety of municipal bonds, including the Environmental Impact Bond.
Green Infrastructure

Environmental Impact Bonds Funding GI

Nov. 10, 2021
The municipal bond structure that catapulted green infrastructure projects across the nation has now supported well over $100 million in projects.
Photos courtesy Warren A Gebert.
Pheasant Branch in Middleton, WI.
BMPs

Middleton’s Stormwater Management Program and Effects of Climate Change and Urbanization

Nov. 10, 2021
A study reviews the effectiveness of the city’s stormwater management, comparing its changing nutrient loads to the effects of climate change and urbanization.

More content from November 2021

StormCon attendees share a conversation on the show floor.
Erosion Control

Fire and Rain: The Need for Workforce Innovation

Nov. 10, 2021
Growing fires in the West, and the confluence of workforces to adjust to a changing climate.
Photos courtesy of Larry Trojak, Trojak Communications
Using amphibious excavators, MAE can get into hard-to-reach areas.
BMPs

Dredging Up the Past

Nov. 10, 2021
Amphibious excavators, guided by a GNSS solution, are key in this northern Minnesota bay cleanup.
Photos by Oldcastle Infrastructure.
Workers install a BioPod unit. Here, they’re adding a unit’s 18-inch layer of StormMix media topped with 2 inches of shredded mulch.
Green Infrastructure

Helping Communities Mitigate Risks from Extreme Weather

Nov. 10, 2021
Reduced footprint modular green infrastructure systems are an excellent solution for stormwater runoff in highly developed urban areas.
Photos courtesy American Peat Technology.
Both Reed-sedge and Sphagnum peat have their own unique natural sorption qualities that can help trap contaminants.
Green Infrastructure

Peat: A Natural Solution for Stormwater Compliance

Nov. 10, 2021
These renewable wetlands soils can act as effective, natural, low-cost filters for several contaminants.