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.—
Delen Goldberg
Delen GoldbergThis rainfall "of biblical proportions," as the local newspaper described it, swamped the city in waist-high stormwater.—Christopher Cooper and Robert Block
Christopher Cooper and Robert BlockExamples of stormwater in a Sentence
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The five major user fees — solid waste, snow and ice, stormwater, sewer, and street lighting — would increase, along with fees in other city departments.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
The stormwaters overflowed the Magro and Turia river basins and the Poyo riverbed, the AP reports, leading to the riverbanks overflowing.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The compost site closes every year from October through March for the rainy months to comply with state stormwater requirements.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Much of Ennead Architects’ priorities revolve around increasing biodiversity, absorbing and filtering stormwater, and sucking out carbon from the air and storing it.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
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Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024
The stormwaters overflowed the Magro and Turia river basins and the Poyo riverbed, the AP reports, leading to the riverbanks overflowing.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
The compost site closes every year from October through March for the rainy months to comply with state stormwater requirements.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Much of Ennead Architects’ priorities revolve around increasing biodiversity, absorbing and filtering stormwater, and sucking out carbon from the air and storing it.
—Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Stormwater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormwater. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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