How state investments are addressing flood risk

Feb. 9, 2024
A Stormwater Solutions article examines five different infrastructure flood resiliency investments across the nation.

recent article in Stormwater Solutions takes a look at how five states’ investments are addressing flood management.

In this article, author Mary Scott Nabers examines flood risk management investments in California, Texas, New York, Colorado and Pennsylvania.

In Pennsylvania, the article details an expansion project for the Northeast Water Pollution Control Plant in Port Richmond. Not only will the $15 million project increase the plant’s capacity by 300 million gallons daily, but it will also allow the facility to withstand flooding up to a 100-year storm event.

Read more in the full article “Strategic solutions in action: Tackling flooding risks with effective infrastructure investments” on Stormwater Solutions, an Endeavor Business Media partner brand.

About the Author

Jeremy Wolfe

Jeremy Wolfe is a former Editor for Wastewater Digest.

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