How to Use stormwater in a Sentence

stormwater

noun

• And then the sewage system can just deal with the sewage and not have to deal with the stormwater.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2024
• Two of the dam’s three outlets for stormwater are blocked with silt.
  — Ian Jamesstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
• Yes, but: The state scored near failing on dams and C- for stormwater and wastewater systems.
  — Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 10 July 2024
• First, some Elmhurst stormwater does go into the quarry.
  — Graydon Megan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
• As part of the upgrades, the city built a massive underground basin to hold stormwater for treatment.
  — Evan Bush, NBC News, 30 July 2024
• The society rated the wastewater system even worse in 2021, with a D+; stormwater got a D.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Feb. 2024
• The Senate amended the bill to allow a portion of the money for water and sewer projects to be used for stormwater drainage projects.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 16 Mar. 2023
• In addition to the new passages, nine stormwater gates will remain open full-time.
  — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 20 July 2023
• The company stacked them atop liners and built a pond to capture stormwater and a treatment plant to cleanse that water.
  — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 8 Sep. 2023
• During a windy game of kickball in September, a wayward bounce and gust sent the ball toward a stormwater ditch.
  — Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
• Some of the new concrete structures are equipped with bike racks, benches and even rain garden planters that help absorb stormwater runoff.
  — Jeff McMurray, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2024
• The pipe carries runoff from the neighborhood’s stormwater system to an outfall at a nearby canyon.
  — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
• Crews will be installing a stormwater concrete drainage box culvert, a news release said.
  — Joseph Flaherty, arkansasonline.com, 2 Oct. 2024
• Bins should be placed farther from the curb than normal to avoid blocking stormwater, officials said.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
• There currently are more than 800 captains, who sign up for a two-year roles and help make sure litter is cleared from the block and debris doesn't clog stormwater drains.
  — Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2023
• The city takes such suggestions each spring - when spring rains often point out drainage concerns - and pays to do them out of stormwater management funds.
  — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2023
• But it is thought to have originated from wild bird waste in the sewer system that collects and treats both wastewater and stormwater.
  — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024
• The main longstanding issue is stormwater flooding in certain areas of the city.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2023
• Auckland, in New Zealand, came out on top for its city-wide stormwater management systems and large parks.
  — Chelsea Lee, CNN, 12 Apr. 2022
• The five-gallon trees are funded using a small portion of stormwater fees, which are paid by homeowners.
  — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
• One year ago this week, the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept through the Northeast, causing flash floods and laying bare one of the dangers of stormwater drainage systems.
  — Topher Sanders, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2022
• The city would make up the shortfall using revenue from the county’s penny sales tax and by raising water, sewer and stormwater fees.
  — Martin E. Comas, Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2024
• Avoid swimming 48 to 36 hours after a heavy rain, which can result in the spread of germs via overflowing sewage, polluted stormwater and runoff from land.
  — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
• The village purchased the lot at 73rd Avenue and Bloomingdale and made it into a rain garden to collect stormwater.
  — Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2023
• Over the last 15 years, the city installed a new stormwater management system nearby that helps prevent flooding in the broader area.
  — Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 May 2024
• But neighborhoods in Ian's path with stormwater ponds, such as Lakewood Ranch which has over 300, may fare better than those without.
  — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2022
• In search of a new way to stop stormwater flooding, the city of Dallas recently hired new employees with deep stomachs and small hooves: a massive herd of goats.
  — Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
• Germs can come from overflowing sewage, polluted stormwater and runoff from land.
  — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 15 June 2024
• But swimming has been banned in the Seine for a century because the Paris sewer system is designed to dump wastewater into the river during heavy rain when the sewers get overwhelmed by stormwater.
  — Gabriela Fernandez, Vox, 23 July 2024
• Then came Helene’s surge and downpours; the storm also scattered debris and pushed sand into the area’s stormwater drains, leaving the region even less able to absorb additional water.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 12 Nov 2024