Happy World Water Day!

Happy World Water Day!

Photo: Groundbreakers residential rain garden by Red Squirrel Conservation Services in Kingston Readers of the Umbrella Stormwater Bulletin are working every day to protect their communities’ water resources. On this World Water Day, let’s celebrate and congratulate...
Coordinated action to tackle urban flooding

Coordinated action to tackle urban flooding

Photo: 2017 flooding in Montreal. By Fred via Flickr, licensed under Creative Commons 2.0 Thousands of families in Brantford are under an evacuation order, and a toddler in Orangeville is missing. Flooding season has begun, and its consequences are devastating. It is...
Runoff volume control is coming to Ontario!

Runoff volume control is coming to Ontario!

As far back as the early 1990s, the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) has been publicly professing support for managing rain where it falls and reducing runoff volumes –most recently in an interpretation bulletin published in 2015. The reality...
Ontarians share stories of flooding

Ontarians share stories of flooding

Photo credit: City of Peterborough When we talk about the need to prevent damage from flooding and manage our stormwater better, it’s important to remember that this isn’t just an abstract issue – the personal consequences of flooding are very real. As part of our...