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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This makes the traditional system of stormwater management more flexible, but also more complicated.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
The construction limits access to popular businesses including Albertsons, Rite Aid and Dutch Bros.
State Street behind the Capitol between about 8th Street to 4th Street to upgrade traffic signals, crossings and stormwater treatment.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Residents could also shrink their own costs by replacing paved areas of their property with natural earth, which better soaks up stormwater and reduces runoff.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant was inundated with stormwater, which caused an excess of pressure in a sewer line that sent sewage up from manhole covers, flooding portions of the facility and at one point causing the filtration system to shut down, Newsom wrote.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Milwaukee has a combined sewage system in which both stormwater and wastewater from homes and businesses flow through the same pipes before it is treated.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
The program allocates about $280 million annually to stormwater capture projects, although recent reports have found that progress to date has been slow.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The total maximum daily loads identified numerous possible sources for the bacterial contamination, including wastewater treatment plants, onsite wastewater treatment systems, camps of homeless people, dairies, ranches, horse facilities and municipal stormwater runoff.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Black said hydroplaning has caused accidents due to speed and stormwater management.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
Matt Simon, WIRED, 22 Apr. 2024
The construction limits access to popular businesses including Albertsons, Rite Aid and Dutch Bros.
State Street behind the Capitol between about 8th Street to 4th Street to upgrade traffic signals, crossings and stormwater treatment.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
Residents could also shrink their own costs by replacing paved areas of their property with natural earth, which better soaks up stormwater and reduces runoff.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2024
The Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant was inundated with stormwater, which caused an excess of pressure in a sewer line that sent sewage up from manhole covers, flooding portions of the facility and at one point causing the filtration system to shut down, Newsom wrote.
—Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
Milwaukee has a combined sewage system in which both stormwater and wastewater from homes and businesses flow through the same pipes before it is treated.
—Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2024
The program allocates about $280 million annually to stormwater capture projects, although recent reports have found that progress to date has been slow.
—Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
The total maximum daily loads identified numerous possible sources for the bacterial contamination, including wastewater treatment plants, onsite wastewater treatment systems, camps of homeless people, dairies, ranches, horse facilities and municipal stormwater runoff.
—Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
Black said hydroplaning has caused accidents due to speed and stormwater management.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Stormwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormwater. Accessed 6 May. 2024.
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