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We have curated several informative and entertaining news stories from the stormwater industry, as well as a few other items of interest. We appreciate you taking the time to read our ezine and hope that you find this stormwater related information as interesting and informative as we do.

Until next month, please work safe and stay well.

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The Construction EcoServices Staff

Climate Change Has Caused Billions Of Dollars In Flood Damages, According To Stanford Researchers
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“What we find is that, even in states where the long-term mean precipitation hasn’t changed, in most cases the wettest events have intensified, increasing the financial damages relative to what would have occurred without the changes in precipitation,” said Davenport, who received a Stanford Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship in 2020. The researchers emphasize that, by providing a new quantification of the scale of the financial costs of climate change, their findings have implications beyond flooding in the U.S.

Fertilizer Runoff In Streams And Rivers Can Have Cascading Effects, Analysis Shows
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“Overall, we found that high levels of nutrients affect streams and rivers everywhere,” said the study’s lead author Marcelo Ardón, associate professor of forestry and environmental resources at North Carolina State University. “Wherever we looked, we saw increases in the abundance and biomass of organisms that live in streams, and also the speeding up of processes that happen in streams – how fast algae grow, how fast leaves decompose, and how fast organisms grow that feed on them.”

Texas Makes “Unprecedented Effort” To Prevent Future Flood Damage
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Though this comprehensive effort to identity and address flooding risks is unprecedented, Texas does have experience with pervasive water issues. It’s just that the state usually deals with a lack of source water, not the sudden appearance of too much. “While this type of long-term planning is the norm for ensuring that Texas cities have an adequate water supply, this is the first time the same rigor is being applied to flood planning and mapping,” the Star-Telegram reported. “That’s a significant demonstration of the state’s commitment to addressing the complexity of flooding issues.”

Once-In-A-Lifetime Floods To Become Regular Occurrences By End Of Century
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Marsooli and colleagues found that the historical 100-year flood level would become a nine-year flood level by mid-century (2030-2050) and a one-year flood level by late 21st century (2080-2100). Most recently reached by Superstorm Sandy, 500-year flood levels would become 143-year flood levels by mid-century and 4-year flood levels by the end of the century. Sea level rise would result in larger waves, which could lead to more flood hazards such as erosion and damage to coastal infrastructure.

STORMWATER SHORTS: Automated Batch Detention

In this video, we are taking a look at a 40-acre residential community development project in Central Texas. The development is split into two main sections, each with a detention pond using a innovative automated batch detention system called smartPOND. Construction EcoServices Vice President, David Batts, narrates on-site at the project during a day of installation and testing of the system.

You Can’t Have a Park Without the Trees

The design team at Ten Eyck wanted a solution to provide enough soil volume so that each tree could reach its full maturity and life expectancy. Structural soil cells from CityGreen, called Stratavault, were chosen to provide 50,000 CF of soil for all the trees in the park. Stratavault is a modular design that provides structural support for pavement surfaces and creates a soil matrix of healthy, uncompacted soil. Just like every other construction project, designers are tasked with creating a design that meets their intent, but also keeping construction costs low.

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