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One could argue that plants are the most essential part of biofiltration systems such as bioretention, high performance biofilters, and rain gardens. However,

The International Stormwater Best Management Practices (BMP) Database project website (http://bmpdatabase.org) features a database that includes over 600 BMP

In a previous post (Don’t Bypass Good Design Part 1: Offline Vs. Online Diversion Structures), I wrote about bypass structures and argued that they deserved

Over the last 20 years of site-civil design, it has been interesting to see stormwater trends come and go. Some design methodologies have disappeared, only to

Months of design, pages of specifications, and tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars may go into the design of a single bioswale, filtration basin, or

Oh stormwater treatment performance lab testing, your time-consuming, methodical steps make me want to pull my hair out. You often leave me with more questions

I had an interesting sequence of thoughts after watching my 12-year old daughter chat with a friend on her cell phone about a music video they were

Read Part 1: Frustration is a Two-Way Street The initial wave of manufactured treatment devices (MTDs) were generally simpler than options available today.

Having spent the last sixteen years immersed in the world of stormwater best management practices (BMPs), with particular emphasis on manufactured treatment

This month’s blog post comes from Janice Kaspersen, editor of Stormwater magazine. Did you drive to work this morning? Was a parking space waiting for you when