The Stormwater Blog

The question of whether a hydrodynamic separator should be online vs. offline is something that engineers and stormwater treatment manufacturers deal with on a

As a volume based stormwater control measure, bioretention systems are providing beneficial use in that they reduce runoff volumes and peak flows. In areas

We are an industry of abbreviations and acronyms. The terms we use on a daily basis can sometimes hold a general or broad meaning in our minds, but the actual

The goal of the TMDL program is arguably simple - to develop watershed level conservation plans designed to restore impaired waters and attain applicable water

There are a vast number of stormwater separators on the market which can make it challenging when selecting the ideal solution for each project. Hydrodynamic

Most people do not think about how they get the water they use; they just turn on the tap and the water is there. The same holds true for rainwater harvesting

The only sure way to eliminate stormwater pollution is to eliminate stormwater runoff. In recognition of this fact, Green Infrastructure (GI) and Low Impact

Using harvested rainwater is not new, it has been in practice for thousands of years (3000 B.C., and may be even earlier). But we have something that wasn’t

In my last blog post, What Kind of Trash and Debris is in Stormwater Runoff?, I wrote about the types of trash found in stormwater and the effects trash and

We all know that stormwater runoff carries trash and debris into our water ways, but have you ever wondered what kind of material this runoff picks up? A Contech Continuous Deflective Separation unit (CDS) was installed on a site in California and the performance of the unit was monitored over a 12 months. During a maintenance event, the trash and debris that was captured by the CDS was removed, and the contents were separated and characterized.