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SWM Facility Embankment Repair – Barrel Relining
One of the exciting aspects of working in stormwater is coming up with unique ways to solve repair problems. At this site, the existing outfall pipe was corroding causing water to erode the soil along...
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Maintenance Obligations
Many owners or property managers wonder what their maintenance responsibilities are and how they can be enforced by the regulatory authorities. We happened upon this maintenance agreement on EPA’s...
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Cool Pond Remediation with a Waterfall Outfall
Construction of one of our designs has recently been completed. This was the remediation of a farm pond to meet current dam safety regulations. In lieu of a typical riser/barrel outfall, we chose to...
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Stormwater Housekeeping – Pollution Prevention Fail
A recent routine stormwater inspection on a shopping center site in Northern Virginia revealed how NOT to store de-icing materials. Spotting housekeeping issues like this should be part of a...
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Buildipedia Article
Just had an article on Inspection of stormwater management infrastructure published on http://www.Buildipedia.com Check it:...
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Maintaining Stormwater Facilities A Good Idea Whose Time Has Come
We just happened upon this most excellent page at Chester County, PA’s website discussing maintenance of stormwater facilities. A good reference. As winter has set in hard in the Mid-Atlantic and...
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Low Flow Elmo … Too Hot for Sesame Street
We see a lot of strange things stuck in pipes and occasionally come across animals inside of structures during maintenance and inspection visits. As you would imagine, it’s always a little un-nerving...
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Stormwater Emergency Response Series Part 1 – Dumpster Cleanups
One part of stormwater maintenance that tends to go un-noticed is emergency responses. This is definitely some of the more glamorous work that we do, especially in the summer time! To bring this...
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One of those job hazards …
Typically, we open up all manholes and inlets during site inspections, but once in a while it seems like a better idea to just leave them alone. The license plate on the vehicle next to the manhole...
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What’s the Problem with Groundhogs in Stormwater Facilities?
This little bugger is destroying the dam! The purpose of stormwater ponds is to collect polluted stormwater that would otherwise flow into a natural body of water during an event of precipitation. In...
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