Green Infrastructure: More than Stormwater Quality Many local, state and federal regulators have looked at green infrastructure (GI) as a great way to deal with their stormwater quality requirements. ...
We Had To Warn Against Occasionally, we are thrust into a situation where a superintendent is adamant that we perform work that would leave them out of compliance with the governing authority, such...
Spelunking to Clean a Detention Pond The Property Lifetime Management department received quite the doozy of a job recently. The department was asked to remove the sediment from the bottom of a concrete...
Understanding Soil Horizons Looking back at the soil test you performed, lets dig deeper into understanding your soil composition. Below your vegetation is not just a uniform soil layer, there are different...
Protecting Your Investment in Low Impact Development Over the past 2 decades, Low Impact Development seminars have been attended by tens of thousands of architects, municipal staffers, developers, landscape...
Functional Fixedness One of my favorite bloggers, Barry Fagan PE/PLS, CPESC, leads Alabama DOT’s Environmental Program, as well as being ALDOT’s unofficial Chief Environmental Evangelist. His blogs...
Industrial Stormwater Quality – Finding Cost-Effective BMPs The Multi Sector General Permit authorizes the discharge of stormwater associated with industrial activities into surface water in the...
Utility Fee Incentives in North TX – Giving Developers a Reason to think “Green” Green infrastructure can often provide more benefits at lesser cost than single-purpose gray infrastructure....
City of Austin – Keeping Trash off 6th Street This time of the year brings more than rain and wildflowers to Texas; it’s also the beginning of festival season. One of the largest music and film...
What’s the Difference between a Clogged Biofilter and a Failed Biofilter? One of the great challenges that Green Infrastructure faces is perception vs. reality. When someone drives up to a site...
Maximizing Residential Lot Yield: LID Approach with Lessons Learned While a lot of the attention for Low Impact Development (LID) projects in Texas can be found in Central Texas or the Gulf Coast, one...
Can We Reduce the Temperature of Stormwater Runoff by Geothermal Cooling? I was first introduced to the idea of cool pavements several years back at a United States Green Building Council event that...
Stormwater Quality Systems Cleanouts – You Can’t Afford Not To Having performed numerous system cleanouts over the past 4 years, I’ve seen, far too often, what happens when you wait too long to...
Penny Wise, Dollar Foolish. Penny Wise, Dollar Foolish. Pay Me Now or Pay Me Later. You Get What You Pay For. How many of us have heard these sayings? Nothing could be truer in the construction industry...
Permanent Outfall Solution Houston’s heavy, and unpredictable rain events can wreak havoc on stabilization efforts, creating costly erosion issues when proper controls are not put in place. Take...
Integrated Stormwater Harvesting with Low Impact Development Even though rainwater harvesting has been practiced for thousands of years, it is only now beginning to inspire the formation of an organized...
The Rise of A New Specialty Contractor The stormwater and site utility trade is typically one of the slowest moving groups in the construction industry in regards to adaptation of new technologies....
City of Houston & Harris County Stormwater Regulation Changes 2021 City of Houston Stormwater Detention Regulation Changes On January 4, 2021 the City of Houston replaced within Chapter 9 of the...
Knowing When a BMP Is No Longer Right for the Job Using the correct Best Management Practice’s (BMP’s) on your project is crucial to remaining in compliance with local or regional enforcement...
Efficient Alternative to Traditional Stormwater Basins A common method for managing stormwater runoff is a stormwater basin. A basin is meant to collect stormwater and slowly release the water at a...
5 Ways Permeable Pavers Can Save You Money Permeable paving systems are considered to be a critical component of Low Impact Development due to the systems ability to reduce stormwater infrastructure,...
Harris County Stormwater Permit Changes – The New Pieces to the Puzzle Many of us have been caught off guard at some point in our lives when it comes to paperwork, perhaps waiting in line for...
Case Study: Sand Filter Compliance in Austin, TX A commonly used stormwater quality device utilized in the Austin area is a Sand filter. These Sand filters are specified on all types of facilities and...
Low Impact Design and Site Feasibility Many local, state and federal regulators have looked at green infrastructure (GI) as a great way to deal with their stormwater quality requirements. In doing so,...
Permeable Pavement: Always Care About Value – Not About Price When it comes to the diversity of permeable pavement products on the market, it can be difficult to decide which one is best for your...
