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According to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ Report Card for America’s Infrastructure, municipalities are at a higher risk of stormwater runoff than ever before. More than 60% of the nation’s stormwater utilities have significant concerns about aging infrastructure handling long-term stormwater runoff ...
Forterra today announced that it has acquired Barbour Concrete Company and Barbour Building Systems, a manufacturer of precast concrete products used in drainage, stormwater, utility and other infrastructure applications. Based in Independence, Mo., Barbour primarily serves the greater Kansas City metropolitan area. ...
Controlling stormwater is a growing challenge for utilities and municipal authorities as they look to mitigate the economic and health impacts of excess water. Choosing the right check valve is a key part of the stormwater solution. For water utilities and municipal authorities, stormwater management is a ...
Welcome to On the Road with Randy Reimer, a Q&A series featuring Hamilton Kent’s Director of Sales. Each month we’ll chat with Randy about current news in underground infrastructure and how it affects our customers in the industry. From big cities to small communities, spring thaw brings a deluge of infrastructure issues to municipalities all over North America. Take the city ...
These measures can range from low-cost staff training to more expensive tasks, such as street sweeping and implementation of construction projects that reduce and treat stormwater runoff. Stormwater Fees With government budgets already stretched thin, these new unfunded mandates are forcing communities to look for new revenue sources to cover costs, resulting in ...
As regulatory pressure to reduce the environmental impact of urban stormwater intensifies, US municipalities increasingly seek a dedicated source of funding for stormwater programs, such as a stormwater utility. ...
First, the City had recently spent $5 million for a stormwater detention and park project upstream from Cascades Park to help improve the water quality of Cascades Creek running through it. ...