stormwater
noun
storm·wa·ter
ˈstȯrm-ˌwȯ-tər 
-ˌwä-
: rainwater produced by a storm
a stormwater management system
As stormwater runs over lawns, streets and other man-made surfaces, it picks up pollutants—phosphorous and nitrogen from fertilizers, bacteria from pet waste and road salt, to name a few—and carries them into local streams and lakes.—
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Delen GoldbergThis rainfall "of biblical proportions," as the local newspaper described it, swamped the city in waist-high stormwater.—Christopher Cooper and Robert Block
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The fuel leaked from Johns Hopkins Hospital's East Baltimore campus early Wednesday and traveled more than a mile through the stormwater system to reach the harbor.
—Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The new accusations come within a wave of litigation that the city of San Diego in particular has faced from hundreds of people since stormwater overwhelmed city infrastructure in January 2024.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Members of the West Seventh/Fort Road Federation had hoped to add a series of conditions to the site plan, beyond two technical items tacked on by the Planning Commission on May 2, which included further review of the location’s stormwater management system.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Remaining applicants were: Sary Chakra, a Charlotte native who works in stormwater and infrastructure construction.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
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Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
The new accusations come within a wave of litigation that the city of San Diego in particular has faced from hundreds of people since stormwater overwhelmed city infrastructure in January 2024.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Members of the West Seventh/Fort Road Federation had hoped to add a series of conditions to the site plan, beyond two technical items tacked on by the Planning Commission on May 2, which included further review of the location’s stormwater management system.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Remaining applicants were: Sary Chakra, a Charlotte native who works in stormwater and infrastructure construction.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
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“Stormwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormwater. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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