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Comment by Jitendra Khair on November 16, 2011 at 3:12am

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Comment by Kevin Joubert on September 2, 2009 at 3:33pm

I'm working on a project that will filter out all PCBs out of storm water run off and other contaminants as well. Its with out treatment or chemicals. Ive been installing sewer, water and drain for over twenty five years and left the industry to concentrate on Preserving and protecting water resources. My major focus is Storm water run off. I'm trying to raise money to continue my reseasrch and to develop my system. I hope to have the first demonstration with in a year. Visit arksolutions.webs.com to see more.

Comment by John "Dallas" Schwartz on January 10, 2009 at 8:43pm

James;

I agree with your comment that we need to treat the stormwater runoff and make use of it instead of just letting it go down the drain. I am glad to see that Tulsa seems to realize this and is indeed investing in the issue. I know Sacramento and the surronding vacinity have made strides to improve the quality of the runoff here but not sure to what degree. I stand by my comments earlier in this thread that the stormwater community has quite a bit in common technology wise with us in the wastewater industry. There are ares where I feel that both sides can benefit from what the other is doing treatment wise as well as planning wise for the future to ensure that we maximise the few dollars available to the benefit of all concerned. After all there is only so much water out there and we needto take great care of and with it!

Dallas

p.s. Sorry about the outcome of the BCS game Thurs. night, I was pulling for the Sooners. USC #1 Fight On!!!

Comment by John "Dallas" Schwartz on November 14, 2008 at 4:39pm

I live in Sacramento, CA. and like Tulsa it isn't a "big city" but is a growing region in Northern California for sure. We are in the heart of the region that gets quite a bit of rain (normally) and as such the Stormwater runoff issue is of great importance to us. We have the American & Sacramento rivers runnign through town and the Cosumnes river near by, these rivers carry away a lot of debris after a storm and in the end all dump into the Delta. The Delta is themajor source of water for SoCal. We involved with providing the equipment to monitor and treat water, wastewater & stormwater need to make every effort to ensure that the stormwater community isn't forgotten. The water & wastewater communities seem to get the lions share of press and stormwater needs ot be brought along too. In a lot of ways the wastewater & stormwater communities share a lot in common. Great expectations with little to no support by the general public. But when something bad happens that is related to us we sure get ALL kinds of attention then. There are some really exciting new technologies on the horizon and they will be a major help to keeping the stormwater clean and make it a usable resource.

Comment by James Laughlin on October 1, 2008 at 4:31pm

Tulsa, where I live, is not that large a city but we have invested more than $500 million in stormwater infrastructure over the past 20 years. Management and cleanup of stormwater will be a very important topic in the US over the next few years.

One of the major drivers is the need to clean stormwater that runs off urban streets, lawns and commercial/industrial facilities. Treating that water will be the next great step in improving water quality in an urban environment.