Straighter, smoother streams flow more violently than those that meander due to a reduction in friction. Areas with steeper ...

Ross will require residents to curb stormwater runoff caused by residential building projects. The Town Council approved design guidelines at a meeting Thursday. The rules apply to residential ...

Still, that doesn’t mean that urban water quality is beyond saving, and specific infrastructure changes could make things better. Putting the brakes on stormwater could help urban water quality ...

In most California cities, runoff flows into storm drains, not treatment plants. San Francisco, with its combined sewer system that treats both stormwater and sewage, and Santa Monica, with its ...

In summary Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could provide enough water to supply a quarter of the state’s urban population. California fails to ...

The state’s annual runoff levels from urban areas could fill nearly 6 million football fields with foot-deep water, nearly twice the amount of Florida, its next-wettest rival. The potential ...

Climate Central’s new report further explains “The Power of Urban Trees” and discusses how communities can protect and support urban forests to continue benefitting from them.

Lake Accotink has long been a cherished oasis amid Northern Virginia’s busy streets, one dredged three times since 1965 to keep silty urban runoff from swallowing it up.

California’s urban runoff flows down the drain. Can the drought-plagued state capture more of it? Researchers say if California could collect and treat more stormwater in cities, it could ...