Public Works: Stormwater Management

Advanced Drainage Systems purchases FLEXSTORM

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 03:19:02 EST

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) has acquired Inlet & Pipe Protection, Inc., manufacturer of FLEXSTORM storm water inlet filters.

Products from 2012 APWA Congress exhibitors

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 01:07:29 EST

More produts from the APWA Congress show floor

The greenest street in Chicago

Fri, 7 Sep 2012 01:35:47 EST

Each spring, large quantities of dissolved nutrients (such as nitrogen and phosphorous) are transported from the upper Midwest into what is called the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone — an oxygen-deficient area that grows to approximately 8,000 square miles each year and cannot support marine life.

Friends Indeed

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 11:27:02 EST

Holey Success

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 05:27:09 EST

Paving more than 220 miles of dirt roads with porous asphalt keeps traffic in a Florida county moving.

Porous pavements move stormwater efficiently

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 04:57:01 EST

Porous asphalt pavements with stone recharge beds are rapidly gaining popularity as major components of a storm-water management system. These pavement/stormwater systems are designed to reduce peak and total volume of runoff and also are effective in removing total suspended solids.

Pervious pavement naturally absorbent

Wed, 5 Sep 2012 03:53:04 EST

Pervious pavement is a design alternative that allows water to percolate through the pavement structure and into underlying soils—an achievement that directly conflicts with even lecture on traditional pavement design delivered in universities across the country.