Best Management Practices Clean, Control Stormwater
Most communities have a substantial investment in a system that historically has been nearly invisible: the system of drains and pipes that diverts stormwater and snow melt from streets, sidewalks, and parking lots. If it’s working correctly, the system does its job, water disappears, and people go on with their day. It’s a natural system… Read More »
Tags: Best Management Practices, Bioretention, BMP, Erosion Control Plans, Green Infrastructure, Impervious Surfaces, Porous Pavements, Stormwater, Stormwater Management, Stormwater Management System, Stormwater Master Planning
What’s a Mini Roundabout, And Why Is It Effective?
One type of roundabout design starting to gain traction in the United States is the mini roundabout, which features a reduced diameter (50 to 90 feet) with a traversable central island, allowing buses and trucks to travel over the top of it. Passenger vehicles are expected to use the circular roadway around the central island.Read More »
Tags: Intersection Tools, Mini Roundabout, roundabout, Roundabout Design, Traffic, Traffic Calming, Transportation
What Are PFAS, and Why Are They an Emerging Health Concern?
We use many organic and inorganic chemical compounds to develop everyday products, and these chemicals sometimes make it into our soil and groundwater and eventually into our water supply. Consider a group of fluorinated chemicals called PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. As a group, PFAS are resistant to heat and repel water and oil,… Read More »
Tags: Contaminant, Environmental, Environmental Impact, perfluoroalkyl substances, PFAS, polyfluoroalkyl substances, Remediate PFAS, Remediation, Sampling
