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Stormwater 2012 – Ohio Stormwater Conference Keynote – 6/7/12
Ted Scott will be the Keynote presenter at the Ohio Stormwater Conference. He will be discussing the state of Stormwater in 2012 including: past efforts to address stormwater issues, current trends,...
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Trash Bash 2012
Tickets are on sale for the 5th Annual Trash Bash! Hosted by Blue Water Baltimore, the Trash Bash is a popular fundraiser that is all about food, live music, and fun. Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012...
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Chesapeake Stormwater Network Releases Training Videos
Stormwater Maintenance, LLC is excited to see the release of this three-video series on Stormwater BMP Maintenance. Why?? Because we’re in them! But also because they help the public learn more about...
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Chesapeake Stormwater Network Training Video #2
The next installment of Chesapeake Stormwater Network‘s video series has been released! This video is about inspecting LID stormwater practices. Viewers will learn about the common problems inspectors...
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Trees for Hydraulic Engineers
As engineers, we found this video to be quite fascinating. It dissects and answers an interesting question: How do trees transfer straight up – sometimes as much as 300 vertical feet? Found on the Blue...
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Chesapeake Stormwater Network Training Video #3
This is the final video in the Chesapeake Stormwater Network series about Low Impact Development BMPs. In it, experts (including SWM‘s Ted Scott and Bob Ferstler) talk about how to properly maintain...
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VWEA 2013 Spring Seminar
The Virginia Water Environment Association (VWEA) will be hosting a one day seminar in Richmond, VA on March 19, 2013 called: The Cost of Compliance: BMP Planning, Cost, and Maintenance. Stormwater...
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Storm Drain Art
As reflected by the EPA’s TMDL (Total Maximum Daily Loads), Baltimore City has a very real trash problem. For a wide variety of socioeconomic reasons, litter is thrown on the streets or often tossed...
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There Is No Poop Fairy
First: Please know that we love our pets. This post is about human behavior, not pets! Have you heard of the Poop Fairy? The first thing you should know about her is that she doesn’t exist. Many...
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Baltimore Harbor Received a C- But Still Needs Improvement
The Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore, Blue Water Baltimore, and EcoCheck have released the 2012 Healthy Harbor Report Card giving Baltimore Harbor a C- for water quality. Stormwater Maintenance...
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Taking Stormwater Management Home
After we told our neighbor we were planning to construct a rain garden, she asked us whether it would have any floating aquatic plants. We said, “Oh, no, it’s not going to hold water. It will fill up...
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Why Inspections Are Important
Some ask us why it is important to inspect stormwater infrastructure on an annual basis. For owners, inspections are the best way to ensure their facilities are functioning correctly. Inspections can...
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Bioretention Illustrated is now available as a mobile app!
One of Chesapeake Stormwater Network’s (CSN) many projects, Bioretention Illustrated, is a guide to inspecting bioretention facilities. Because this type of low-impact design practice is still new to...
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What are the Impacts of all that Road Salt?
After a winter as harsh as the one we’ve just experienced, one question lingering in our minds is, what is the environmental impact of all that road salt? Maryland’s State Highway Administration...
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Environmental Site Design Workshop at The Engineer’s Club
Stormwater Maintenance & Consulting’s Ted Scott and Chesapeake Stormwater Network’s Tom Schueler will be presenting a workshop for Environmental Site Design for the Maryland Society of Professional...
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Top 10 Blog Stats for 2014
1. Sustainable Stormwater Management had about 23,000 visitors in 2014. 2. Our visitors came from 134 countries. 3. The most viewed blog post this year that was written in 2014 was entitled,...
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Product Review: The Snout
Our vac truck and hard working crew were recently featured on the cover in the January 2015 issue of The Municipal about the Snout. And our president, Jennifer Rauhofer, PE, was quoted in the...
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What’s the Problem with Groundhogs in Stormwater Facilities?
This little bugger is destroying the dam! The purpose of stormwater ponds is to collect polluted stormwater that would otherwise flow into a natural body of water during an event of precipitation. In...
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