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

This 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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To help move water in and out of the giant retention area, there will also be a seven-story stormwater pump facility. —

Lauren Costantino and, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025 According to the report, the village’s stormwater task force was reinstated after heavy rainfalls hit the area in May 2020 causing residents’ basements to flood. —

Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025 The Beacon Center of Tennessee, a Nashville nonprofit, has filed a class action lawsuit against Metro Nashville over stormwater capacity fees. —

Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2024 The chamber stores stormwater runoff from the front parking lot of the outlets but does not connect to any sewage system. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for stormwater