Sentences with phrase «for storm water»

These strategies include engineering the terrain, vegetation, and soils to create a natural infiltration system for storm water runoff.
Retention ponds for storm water run - off, again often tied to subdivision size.
My educational background has given me a solid understanding of the chemical processes for storm water management and my on - the - job training has given me the opportunity to learn the engineering and design.
These kids had to build model cities, very detailed, with water catchment areas for storm water, water filtration, thinking about fire hazards.
The [New York City Department of Environmental Protection] has already started that with the Bluebelt Program [preserving wetlands for storm water management in Staten Island].
Kenneth Arnold [a public works department aide]: «This is a personal services agreement with AbTech Industries to design, construct, maintain and monitor [an] end - of - pipe filtering system for our storm water program.»
Last year, Skelos sought to hang on to the majority leader post after a criminal complaint was filed against him and his son for conspiring to aid AbTech's pursuit of contracts for storm water projects.
Newsday reported that Nassau County executive Ed Mangano, a Skelos ally, spoke to a grand jury last week about how county officials selected AbTech for a $ 13 million contract for storm water treatment.
The village board approved a study in November looking at areas with separated pipes for storm water and sanitary water.
According to Park Commissioner Phil Landry, school board members want to be sure a new building plan that eliminates demolition of the school building will permit them enough space for storm water detention.
In crafting the latest proposal, Park Board President Ken Nolan said the Park District had offered to allow the school district to use a finger of land on the park's southeast side for storm water retention.

Not exact matches

It wasn't enough to compensate for all the excess water brought in by storms, however, and heavy rainfall on Saturday caused the dam to overflow for the first time in its 49 - year history.
«Backup power is going to be of value certainly to businesses that worry about disruptions from hurricanes, storms, or even droughts that make water scarce for utilities,» Makower says.
Restoration 1 franchisees offer 24 - hour emergency water extraction, mold remediation, drying, dehumidification, fire and smoke damage restoration, storm - response services and general maintenance and cleaning services for home and business owners.
Having dumped more than two feet (60 cm) of water on Houston already, Harvey, which hit the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane but is now a tropical storm, was expected to hover over Southeast Texas for several days and drop more than two more feet of water.
The photo, which was posted to Twitter Tuesday, showed 24 - packs of bottled water selling for $ 42.96 and led to accusations the store was price gouging in the wake of extensive flooding and destruction wrought by the storm, CNBC reports.
In May, Anheuser - Busch completely halted beer production at its Georgia brewery in order to produce drinking water for those displaced by heavy storms and flooding in Texas and Oklahoma.
ConDrain, the contractor the three DeGasperis brothers started a half - century ago, is best known for building sewers, water mains, storm drains and other essential urban arteries.
In both states, doctors are on the lookout for an uptick in respiratory problems, skin infections, and mosquito - borne diseases brought on by the water and mold the storms left behind.
This might be a little late for Florida residents, but for people in the Carolinas and other places — and for future storms — here's some good advice: At the first sign of a possible major storm make sure your gas tank is full (it's always a good idea regardless of circumstances) and keep extra cases of bottled water and other emergency supplies in your house.
The fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade spun across hundreds of miles of coastline where communities had prepared for life - threatening storm surges — walls of water rushing inland.
If an economic storm has your business taking on water, we have some tips for bailing yourself out.
Of course yes it is that but then beiside God mercy to keep to waters still for you from heavy sea storms and waves... which not all can stand with out mercy...
For instance, Jesus» stilling of the storm or coming to his disciples across the water or multiplication of the loaves and fishes could all be taken to symbolize Jesus» love and concern for the human fears and bodily needs of peopFor instance, Jesus» stilling of the storm or coming to his disciples across the water or multiplication of the loaves and fishes could all be taken to symbolize Jesus» love and concern for the human fears and bodily needs of peopfor the human fears and bodily needs of people.
Yes, when late autumn comes, even the flower can speak the wisdom of the years and say with truthfulness, «All has its time, there is «a time to be born and a time to die»; there is a time to jest lightheartedly in the spring breeze, and a time to break under the autumn storm; there is a time to burst forth into blossom, beside the running water, beloved by the stream, and a time to wither and be forgotten; a time to be sought out for one's beauty, and a time to be unnoticed in one's wretchedness; there is a time to be nursed with care, and a time to be cast out with contempt; there is a time to delight in the warmth of the morning sun and a time to perish in the night's cold.
He's saying that this storm is a blessing in that it's a WAKE UP CALL to be prepared in case a MAJOR natural disaster occurs and people are stuck without food or water for days or weeks.
But the storm really broke when The Advocate, a newspaper by and for homosexuals, quoted Rooney as saying that blacks have «watered down their genes because the less intelligent ones are the ones that have the most children.»
Similarly, «playing God» pairs with the young gay protagonist of the video sitting in a pew with his mother, the same mother who harasses him until he shuts the door in her face at «paraphrase a book written thirty - five - hundred years ago,» and who aggressively makes the sign of the cross (to the lyric «preach hate») before storming out («holy water... poisoned») when her son brings his soon - to - be spouse home for dinner.
Parents often feel lost at sea, themselves, when it comes to the best course for guiding and growing their children in the storm - tossed waves and murky waters of childhood behaviors, and many churches try to meet parent's needs by offering parenting books and classes.
He added that the size of the storm - water retention pond behind Neuqua Valley High School would be adequate for run - off from the new park.
A DuPage County proposal to spend $ 1.2 million to expand nearby Northside Park's wetland areas to improve the flooding problems was narrowly rejected by the Wheaton Park District board in March 1997, forcing the city to pursue its own land purchases for storm - water storage, city officials said.
Two storm - water detention areas are planned for the northeast and southwest portions of the site.
District leaders became incensed this month after learning that the 34,000 - square - foot ice arena built last year sits on property the district paid for and set aside for open space and storm water management.
Park District officials received the results of a storm - water retention study Thursday and passed the study on to city staff for review.
Construction of the school, which is being built at Chicago and Prospect Avenues in Clarendon Hills, is proceeding under a September storm - water agreement that calls for eight retention basins and a 36 - inch pipe that would divert storm water to the Hinsdale Golf Course.
The agreement would have included reducing the number of retention basins to five from eight, decreasing water storage around a Little League concession area, providing for more underground storm - water storage and restoring the fields on the park's southwest side.
The agreement stipulates a 50 - year lease should have left Bensenville holding the property «for the purpose of water and storm water management and the Park District holding the property for the purpose of passive recreation.»
Nolan said the school district has not improved the southwest basin because it is waiting for the Park District to approve the storm - water plan.
The Park District has cited concern over safety as its reason for wanting underground storm - water retention, rather than having a string of detention basins.
The meeting, scheduled for Thursday, was delayed until city officials and Park District staff review recent studies on the impact of traffic and storm - water retention on Frontier Park, said Ken Brissa, deputy director of the Park District.
Five acres would be used for storm - water detention for the school and the development, dubbed Country Club Village.
Then at a meeting Monday, the storm - water plan was put on hold, saving — at least for now — the remaining 40 trees.
The Village Board voted unanimously this week to reject all bids for a storm - water project in Ackerman Park, 800 St. Charles Rd.. The project to create a storm - water detention basin is now back to square one, officials said.
Currently, the village has a storm - water detention basin at 840 N. Main St., but a comprehensive plan created eight years ago urges that the basin be moved to allow for more commercial development in the area.
After the board's decision, Village Board President Vicky Hase said the village might have to review its contract with the Park District and «revise and review the plans of all potential locations for the storm - water basin.»
He said it is not unusual for builders to tinker with storm - water plans before final approval, but he said village officials did not know the Park Board was unaware of the changes.
Imagine a ship damaged at sea, broken and sinking fast, heading for the safety and shelter of the harbor only to be stopped at the end of the breakwaters, the line between storm - tossed sea and calm waters, and told to clean up their deck, fix their rudders, and examine their ship logs to see where they went wrong, all while still in danger of sinking in the rough seas.
By providing a setting for the salt marsh to migrate, Rough Meadows is projected to play a key role in assisting this important coastal ecosystem threatened by sea level rise, while also providing tangible public health and safety benefits by storing flood waters and blunting storm surge in the important years ahead.
On March 23, Broadmoor Wildlife Sanctuary in Natick will host a CRWA - led training on Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System permits and effective strategies for reducing storm water runoff polluStorm Sewer System permits and effective strategies for reducing storm water runoff pollustorm water runoff pollution.
For decades, the pond at Veteran Acres Park had been a storm water catch basin.
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