Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 14, 2021

For more than a decade, fertilizer leaching and associated stormwater runoff were thought to be the major drivers of harmful algal blooms in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon. This is likely the result of increased infiltration, groundwater flow and stormwater runoff in the wet season.

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Unsustainable

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

With a projected global sea-level rise of 7-15 inches by 2065, according to the Southeast Florida Climate Compact 2015 projections, Miami communities stand to undergo drastic changes in development to combat the effects. Beneath the soil beds are pipes and water storage containers to manage the runoff.

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Grist

MARCH 29, 2023

Within the cracks of rock slabs, sand, and soil, this water sinks, swells, and flows — sometimes just a few feet under the surface, sometimes 30,000 feet below. Cracks in aging and poorly maintained pipes are being inundated , leaving plumbing unable to carry away stormwater and waste. Many Americans are familiar with sea-level rise.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Northeast are especially at risk, and the region’s aging stormwater and sewage infrastructure only makes matters worse. Rising temperatures have also dried the soil, raising wildfire risks. The slow creep of sea-level rise has also led to more frequent tidal flooding in coastal cities like Miami.

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