Where Stormwater Strategy Meets Practical Guidance

How to Map Municipal Drainage Systems: A Step-by-Step Guide for Local Governments

How to Map Municipal Drainage Systems: A Step-by-Step Guide for Local Governments

Municipal drainage systems are often out of sight and, unfortunately, out of mind. Yet, these underground networks are vital to public safety, environmental protection, and infrastructure longevity. Accurate mapping of stormwater infrastructure is not only a best practice - it’s an operational…

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A Brief History of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

A Brief History of Soil and Water Conservation Districts

Severe dust storms sweeping across the Great Plains during the early 1930s highlighted how badly America’s soils had been over-worked, and they spurred the first coordinated federal response. Congress passed the Soil Conservation Act on April 27 1935, establishing the Soil Conservation Service…

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