stormwater
noun
storm·wa·ter
ˈstȯrm-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: rainwater produced by a storm
a stormwater management system
As stormwater runs over lawns, streets and other man-made surfaces, it picks up pollutants—phosphorous and nitrogen from fertilizers, bacteria from pet waste and road salt, to name a few—and carries them into local streams and lakes.—
Delen Goldberg
Delen GoldbergThis rainfall "of biblical proportions," as the local newspaper described it, swamped the city in waist-high stormwater.—Christopher Cooper and Robert Block
Christopher Cooper and Robert BlockExamples of stormwater in a Sentence
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Over the last 15 years, the city installed a new stormwater management system nearby that helps prevent flooding in the broader area.
—Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
State officials also compared the costs of additional supplies from the tunnel, at $1,325 per acre-foot, to the costs of additional supplies through investments in desalination, wastewater recycling, stormwater capture and conservation.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Sunding said water deliveries from the tunnel would cost about $1,325 per acre-foot — less than the average cost for water generated by desalination, recycling and stormwater capture.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Some homeowners, for instance, might pump water out of their basements directly into the wastewater system or a building might drain rainwater runoff from its roof to a sewage pipe instead of a stormwater pipe.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
The provisions are related to wastewater and stormwater discharge, air quality and dust control, blasting and buffers between the operation and surrounding waterways.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
Back in February, this spongy infrastructure helped the city capture 8.6 billion gallons of stormwater over just three days.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 9 May 2024
Since 1980, the average cost of water service in the state — drinking water, sewerage and stormwater costs — increased 188% when adjusted for inflation, according to researchers from the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and consulting firm Safe Water Engineering.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
The grant money will help Indy cover some of the removal design, the city’s stormwater administrator, Shannon Killion, said.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
State officials also compared the costs of additional supplies from the tunnel, at $1,325 per acre-foot, to the costs of additional supplies through investments in desalination, wastewater recycling, stormwater capture and conservation.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
Sunding said water deliveries from the tunnel would cost about $1,325 per acre-foot — less than the average cost for water generated by desalination, recycling and stormwater capture.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
Some homeowners, for instance, might pump water out of their basements directly into the wastewater system or a building might drain rainwater runoff from its roof to a sewage pipe instead of a stormwater pipe.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 May 2024
The provisions are related to wastewater and stormwater discharge, air quality and dust control, blasting and buffers between the operation and surrounding waterways.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024
Back in February, this spongy infrastructure helped the city capture 8.6 billion gallons of stormwater over just three days.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 9 May 2024
Since 1980, the average cost of water service in the state — drinking water, sewerage and stormwater costs — increased 188% when adjusted for inflation, according to researchers from the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and consulting firm Safe Water Engineering.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 8 May 2024
The grant money will help Indy cover some of the removal design, the city’s stormwater administrator, Shannon Killion, said.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 6 May 2024
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