Tag: Stormwater Management
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SAGE – Stormwater Analysis and GSI Tool
In Florida, we often have to calculate the annual nutrient loading resulting from stormwater, especially when comparing and permitting development projects. There are a few key, approved tools that are used for this work: The calculation methods in the FDEP Applicant’s Handbook Volume 1 are not complicated in nature. And now, all options that are…
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A Brief History of Florida Stormwater Regulation (Part 3)
Florida Statute 373.016 (1): The waters in the state are among its basic resources. Such waters have not heretofore been conserved or fully controlled so as to realize their full beneficial use. In 1970, the first Earth Day began on April 22nd, and a revolutionary environmental movement was in full swing. Oils spills, rivers catching…
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What is ‘stormwater’?
“You mean… rain?” Stormwater is a weird word. A conjunction of “storm” and “water” immediately implies that we’re talking about rainfall; however, stormwater is a technical term that is used to describe all rainfall that hits the land surface and begins to flow some other way. When we talk about stormwater in a technical sense,…