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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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
The shift to more local water supplies can be accelerated, Reznik said, through investments in capturing more stormwater, cleaning up contaminated groundwater and recycling wastewater.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
But altering stormwater drainage systems is costly when the existing systems were designed to meet historical rainfall levels, rather than the scale of rainfall that will accompany climate change.
—Craig E. Colten, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
The compounds get into the sewage that enters wastewater treatment plants from industrial settings, households and stormwater.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2024
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Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2024
The shift to more local water supplies can be accelerated, Reznik said, through investments in capturing more stormwater, cleaning up contaminated groundwater and recycling wastewater.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024
But altering stormwater drainage systems is costly when the existing systems were designed to meet historical rainfall levels, rather than the scale of rainfall that will accompany climate change.
—Craig E. Colten, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2024
The compounds get into the sewage that enters wastewater treatment plants from industrial settings, households and stormwater.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Stormwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormwater. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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