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

This rainfall "of biblical proportions," as the local newspaper described it, swamped the city in waist-high stormwater.—

Christopher Cooper and Robert Block

Examples of stormwater in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Despite the creation of multiple stormwater reservoirs, like the Bassin d’Austerlitz, which collect stormwater and slowly release it after the bad weather has passed, if enough rain is concentrated into a small enough time, not everything that falls from the sky can be captured. —

Helen Massy-Beresford, WIRED, 2 Aug. 2024 Driving the news: The Department of Public Works recently requested to use a portion of its stormwater management budget to purchase a tract of land in the Far East Side for preservation of the floodplain, a first for the city. —

Arika Herron, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024 As part of the upgrades, the city built a massive underground basin to hold stormwater for treatment. —

Evan Bush, NBC News, 30 July 2024 School officials have asked the May Township Board to approve a conditional-use permit for a sewage treatment system and stormwater management facilities that are proposed to be located on school property in the township. —

Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 30 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for stormwater

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