Press

Press Coverage:

• December 2015: Device now trapping litter flowing in Flat Creek, Gainesville Times
• January 2013: Municipal Sewer & Water Magazine, Industry News
• July 2012: The Anacostia River Corridor: DC’s Central Park? – Capital Community News
• May 2012: Lessons Learned: Reclaiming Urban Waters – EPA
• March 15, 2012: Bandalong Litter Trap Installed in New England City – Canadian Environmental Protection
• March 13, 2012: DC Uses Plastic Bag Tax to Clean Up the Anacostia and Create Jobs – The Ecopreneurist
• February 22, 2012: Brockton gets creative to clean water – Enterprise News
• November 17, 2011: DDOE, Anacostia Riverkeeper, GWARDC, Storm Water Systems Install New Bandalong in Marvin Gaye Park – Anacostia Riverkeeper
• May 2011: “Tackling the Terrain” Bandalong in Waycross, Georgia – Municipal Sewer & Water Magazine
• May 2011: Storm Water Systems Receives HEMC Environmental Excellence Award – Habersham EMC Magazine
• February 17, 2011: Bandalong Litter Trap Installed in Little Rock, Arkansas – KATV
• December 31, 2010: “Filtered Hope” Structural Best Management Practices: Cleaning Up the Satilla River – Stormwater Magazine
• November 10, 2010: StormX  Netting System Captures Debris from Stormwater Runoff – Municipal Sewer & Water Magazine
• October 26, 2010: Storm Water Systems Founders Honored as “Masters of Innovation”
• September 7, 2010: Waycross Takes Bold Step in Pollution Control for Satilla River – Georgia Municipal Association
• August 13, 2010: Easily Capture Trash and Debris From Outfall Lines – Canadian Environmental Protection
• July 2010: “Tackling Water Pollution” – Water & Waste Digest
• May 26, 2010: Georgia’s First Bandalong Litter Trap Launched in Waycross, Georgia – Atlanta Daybook
• May 26, 2010: Georgia’s First Bandalong Litter Trap Launched, Product Prevents Flow of Litter Into Satilla River – Storm Water Solutions
• March 2010: Litter Trap Working on the Front Lines to Make Anacostia River Trash-Free – WE&T Magazine
• February 2010: Municipal Sewer & Water
• December 8, 2009: Hottest Products of the Year – Public Works Magazine
• April 30, 2009: Storm Water Systems Installs First U.S. Bandalong Litter Trap – Water World Magazine

Press Releases:

• January 24, 2012: District Installs Two New Bandalong Litter Traps in the Anacostia Watershed
• December 12 2011: New England’s First Bandalong Litter Trap Installed in Brockton, Mass
• December 20, 2010: Major American Retailer Near St. Louis Installs StormX
• May 25, 2010: Waycross Installs First Bandalong Litter Trap in Georgia
• February 11, 2010: Waycross, GA Slated to Install Nation’s Second Bandalong Litter Trap
• October 28, 2009: Washington, DC Succeeds in Removing Floating Pollution from Waterways
• May 13, 2009: Washington, DC and Storm Water Systems Unveil America’s First Bandalong Litter Trap
• April 30, 2009: America’s First Bandalong Litter Trap Installed in Washington, DC

Storm Water Systems Awards and Honors:

• March 2017:  Georgia Clean 13 Award from the Georgia Water Coallition
• September 2012: Top 16 Solutions Finalist Award and hornored at Oceans Exchange ceremony.
• May 2011: Environmentsl Excellence Award from the Habersham Electric Membership Corporation
• October 2010:  Gary Hopkins & Mark Kirves are hornored as “Masters of Innovation” from University of Georgia Small Business Development
• January 2010: “Georgia River Hero” Award received from Georgia River Network
• April 2009:  Finalist for the 2009 Environmental Award from the Atlanta Business Chronicle