How to Use stormwater in a Sentence

stormwater

noun
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  • Two of the dam’s three outlets for stormwater are blocked with silt.
    — Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Yes, but: The state scored near failing on dams and C- for stormwater and wastewater systems.
    — Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 10 July 2024
  • First, some Elmhurst stormwater does go into the quarry.
    — Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The society rated the wastewater system even worse in 2021, with a D+; stormwater got a D.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The Senate amended the bill to allow a portion of the money for water and sewer projects to be used for stormwater drainage projects.
    — Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to the new passages, nine stormwater gates will remain open full-time.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 20 July 2023
  • The company stacked them atop liners and built a pond to capture stormwater and a treatment plant to cleanse that water.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
  • During a windy game of kickball in September, a wayward bounce and gust sent the ball toward a stormwater ditch.
    — Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Some of the new concrete structures are equipped with bike racks, benches and even rain garden planters that help absorb stormwater runoff.
    — Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The pipe carries runoff from the neighborhood’s stormwater system to an outfall at a nearby canyon.
    — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • Bins should be placed farther from the curb than normal to avoid blocking stormwater, officials said.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • There currently are more than 800 captains, who sign up for a two-year roles and help make sure litter is cleared from the block and debris doesn't clog stormwater drains.
    — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2023
  • The city takes such suggestions each spring - when spring rains often point out drainage concerns - and pays to do them out of stormwater management funds.
    — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The main longstanding issue is stormwater flooding in certain areas of the city.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The five-gallon trees are funded using a small portion of stormwater fees, which are paid by homeowners.
    — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
  • One year ago this week, the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the Northeast, causing flash floods and laying bare one of the dangers of stormwater drainage systems.
    — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The city would make up the shortfall using revenue from the county’s penny sales tax and by raising water, sewer and stormwater fees.
    — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2024
  • The village purchased the lot at 73rd Avenue and Bloomingdale and made it into a rain garden to collect stormwater.
    — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • But neighborhoods in Ian's path with stormwater ponds, such as Lakewood Ranch which has over 300, may fare better than those without.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022
  • In search of a new way to stop stormwater flooding, the city of Dallas recently hired new employees with deep stomachs and small hooves: a massive herd of goats.
    — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Germs can come from overflowing sewage, polluted stormwater and runoff from land.
    — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
  • The classical method for dealing with stormwater is to get it out of town as quickly as possible, with gutters and sewers and canals.
    — Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
  • But in this above-average rainfall year, that amounts to less than 2% of the county’s stormwater captured since October.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Where the rain falls, how much falls, the topography of the land, the local stormwater infrastructure, and the state of any rivers or streams in the area are also important factors.
    — Sarah Raza, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • One method of doing so is to divert stormwater runoff into scooped basins that have been built over porous ground into which the water quickly sinks.
    — Erica Gies, Scientific American, 25 Oct. 2023
  • For one, the community is so old, its stormwater infrastructure isn’t equipped to handle the amount of runoff that rain brings, and was never designed to.
    — Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2022
  • The city of San Diego has a stormwater infrastructure funding deficit of $1.6 billion, and the report card called for greater investment in such systems.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
  • Next month, there will be new fee on Lake Bluff water bills as the village attempts to enhance its stormwater management system.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2023
  • Despite the complications, the stormwater and snowpack should prove valuable water resources for the state in the future, experts say.
    — Devika Rao, The Week, 23 May 2023

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