Stormwater http://americancityandcounty.com/taxonomy/term/6642/more en Sequester threatens to shut off flood gauges http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/sequester-threatens-shut-flood-gauges Critical flood gauges may be shut down due to sequestration budget cuts. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/sequester-threatens-shut-flood-gauges" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/sequester-threatens-shut-flood-gauges#comments Finance Stormwater Water Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:25:00 +0000 38622 at http://americancityandcounty.com Supreme Court rules in logging case http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/supreme-court-rules-logging-case The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a May 2011 United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruling. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/supreme-court-rules-logging-case" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/supreme-court-rules-logging-case#comments Stormwater Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:15:00 +0000 36690 at http://americancityandcounty.com Sewer workers to the rescue http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/sewer-workers-rescue <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/blog/sewer-workers-rescue" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2012/06/racoon-forweb.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> They free a baby raccoon stuck in a manhole cover <div class="og_rss_groups"><ul class="links"><li class="og_links first last"><a href="/blog/government-lighter-side">Governments&#039; Lighter Side</a></li> </ul></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/sewer-workers-rescue" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/blog/sewer-workers-rescue#comments Operations & Management Stormwater Governments&#039; Lighter Side Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:46:00 +0000 18431 at http://americancityandcounty.com EPA issues new Clean Water framework http://americancityandcounty.com/wastewater/epa-issues-new-clean-water-framework <div class="field-deck"> It offers guidance for municipalities to control wastewater and stormwater pollution </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/wastewater/epa-issues-new-clean-water-framework" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2012/06/philly-planters-forweb.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> It offers guidance for municipalities to control wastewater and stormwater pollution <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/wastewater/epa-issues-new-clean-water-framework" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/wastewater/epa-issues-new-clean-water-framework#comments Stormwater Wastewater Fri, 15 Jun 2012 21:24:00 +0000 17841 at http://americancityandcounty.com The Philadelphia Water Department has installed streetside planters to capture runoff, reducing the amount of stormwater that enters the city’s combined sewer system. Cities honored for water sustainability efforts http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/cities-honored-water-sustainability-efforts <div class="field-deck"> Milwaukee, Philadelphia and San Francisco receive Water Prize </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/stormwater/cities-honored-water-sustainability-efforts" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2012/04/awards-forweb.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> Milwaukee, Philadelphia and San Francisco receive Water Prize <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/cities-honored-water-sustainability-efforts" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/cities-honored-water-sustainability-efforts#comments Stormwater Sustainable Communities Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:16:00 +0000 17051 at http://americancityandcounty.com Water infrastructure maintenance in Milwaukee's Deep Tunnel http://americancityandcounty.com/infrastructure/water-infrastructure-maintenance-milwaukees-deep-tunnel Crews recently descended 300 feet beneath Milwaukee to perform maintenance on Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District's "Deep Tunnel," which stores stormwater overflow and protects against overflows into Lake Michigan. <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/infrastructure/water-infrastructure-maintenance-milwaukees-deep-tunnel" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/gallery_promo_image/Milwaukee_Dive_2012_Flashlight.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/infrastructure/water-infrastructure-maintenance-milwaukees-deep-tunnel" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/infrastructure/water-infrastructure-maintenance-milwaukees-deep-tunnel#comments Infrastructure Stormwater Bonus Content Tue, 10 Apr 2012 18:17:00 +0000 16681 at http://americancityandcounty.com Albuquerque Rain to River mosaics http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/albuquerque-rain-river-mosaics <p> Albuquerque, N.M.’s Public Art Urban Enhancement Program called on volunteers to create mosaic artwork to complement recreation areas along a restored stormwater channel.</p> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/stormwater/albuquerque-rain-river-mosaics" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/gallery_promo_image/HAHN_fish.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/albuquerque-rain-river-mosaics" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/albuquerque-rain-river-mosaics#comments Parks & Recreation Stormwater Bonus Content Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:15:00 +0000 15811 at http://americancityandcounty.com Albuquerque flood control project features public art (with related video) http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/albuquerque-flood-control-project-features-public-art-related-video <div class="field-deck"> Community-created mosaics accentuate recreation spaces </div> <div class="field-image-promo"> <a href="/stormwater/albuquerque-flood-control-project-features-public-art-related-video" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop imagecache-linked imagecache-med_crop_linked"><img alt="" src="http://americancityandcounty.com/site-files/americancityandcounty.com/files/imagecache/med_crop/uploads/2012/02/hahn-forweb.jpg" title="" height="200" width="355" class="imagecache imagecache-med_crop" /></a> </div> Community-created mosaics accentuate recreation spaces <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/albuquerque-flood-control-project-features-public-art-related-video" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://americancityandcounty.com/stormwater/albuquerque-flood-control-project-features-public-art-related-video#comments Case Studies Environment Parks & Recreation Stormwater Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:38:00 +0000 15781 at http://americancityandcounty.com <p> <i>The Hahn Arroyo Project is designed to improve flood control and water quality. The complementary artwork is incorporated into &ldquo;plaza&rdquo; areas along a large stretch of the arroyo.</i></p> Clear coastal water http://americancityandcounty.com/water/infrastructure/stormwater-runoff-processing-201104 <div class="field-deck"> Malibu, Calif., park intercepts stormwater to keep the coast clean </div> Malibu, Calif., park intercepts stormwater to keep the coast clean. <div class="og_rss_groups"></div><p><a href="http://americancityandcounty.com/water/infrastructure/stormwater-runoff-processing-201104" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Case Studies Infrastructure Parks & Recreation Stormwater Fri, 01 Apr 2011 16:00:00 +0000 11556 at http://americancityandcounty.com