Last week, Storm Water Systems was just wrapping up one of the best conferences we’ve ever had the privilege of attending. River Rally 2012, the first joint production of River Network and Waterkeeper Alliance. This was the largest gathering ever of clean water advocates, making it the perfect way to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act. Storm…
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At Storm Water Systems, we love Earth Day. It’s the one day a year that the entire globe comes together to appreciate our Mother Earth. We wish every day was Earth Day, but unfortunately it only comes once a year in April. Even so, we are proud of the people that come together to make the world a better place.…
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Groundwork Anacostia River DC hosted an educational outing for a group of 36 students from Washington Yu Ying School in Washington, DC. The students visited the site of the Bandalong Litter Trap in Marvin Gaye Park to learn about the litter and the effects on the Anacostia River. These outings make the most out of the Bandalong Litter Trap’s…
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The city of Carrollton, Texas installed a StormX Netting Trash Trap at an outfall by Josey Ranch Lake. The specific unit installed is an 84″ StormX Half Pipe with a 48″ reducer with net. The city of Carrollton, Texas has made the most out of the StormX unit by installing an informative sign next to the device to inform…
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The District of Columbia is now becoming a model for communities across America for the way its government is handling a critical environmental issue – The DC Government introduced a plastic bag tax in 2010 to discourage single use bags and clean up the Anacostia River. Now this money is restoring the river’s health, creating jobs and the tax has…
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and David O’Neill of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) joined Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton of the District of Columbia this morning at Marvin Gaye Park to announce the creation of The Anacostia River Revitalization Fund. The fund, which will invest $1 million in…
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WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson and David O’Neill of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), joined by Mayor Vincent C. Gray and Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton of the District of Columbia, will announce the creation of The Anacostia River Revitalization Fund. The Fund will invest $1 million in restoration activities this year, with…
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Once again, Storm Water Systems is proud to be involved with our nation’s capital’s on-going efforts to prevent trash from entering waterways. Washington DC started 2012 off right with the installation of two new Bandalong Litter Traps. According to a press release from the District Department of the Environment (DDOE), “the two Bandalongs, one installed in Marvin Gaye Park and…
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What: Georgia River Network’s Weekend for Rivers 2012 When: March 31-April 1, 2012 Where: Chattahoochee Nature Center, Roswell, Georgia Click here for more information
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What: Globe 2012: 12th Biennial Conference & Trade Fair on Business and the Environment When: March 14-16 Where: Vancouver Convention Centre East Vancouver, Canada Click here for more information
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