New App Advises When to Let it Mellow
By Elizabeth Myer At EPA, we’re not tired of talking about Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) and apparently, most New Yorkers aren’t over the subject, either. And why should we be? Our waterfronts are...
View ArticleScientist at Work: Bill Shuster
As a research hydrologist, EPA’s Dr. Bill Shuster conducts interdisciplinary studies that integrate elements of hydrology, soil science, ecology, economics, and law to develop stormwater and wastewater...
View ArticleAround the Water Cooler: Surf’s Up?
By Maggie Sauerhage When it comes to reading waves, surfers are the experts. But many surfers in Los Angeles won’t even put a foot in the water on rainy days for fear of getting sick from the pollution...
View ArticleEPA Releases Resource to Help Guide Green Infrastructure
By Lahne Mattas-Curry Rain barrel captures roof runoff in Santa Monica, CA. (Copyright Abby Hall, US EPA) Imagine you are a municipal sewer system operator in an urban area. You probably would be well...
View ArticleWater Monitoring Innovation Thrives in Clusters
By Ryan Connair This year’s National Water Quality Monitoring Conference is being held this week in Cincinnati, Ohio. The conference will bring together hundreds of professionals from the water...
View ArticleJoin us to Chat About Green Infrastructure
By Aaron Ferster Rain + pavement = stormwater runoff. Rain can fall as a drizzle, a steady patter, or a deluge. It can bring life to crops, recharge aquifers, and douse wildfires. But in many instances...
View ArticleMore than Tunnel Vision
by Jennie Saxe Green roof at Ft. Reno reservoir A few months ago, we blogged about the massive engineering project to construct tunnels beneath the District of Columbia using giant tunnel boring...
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