June marks the beginning of another Atlantic hurricane season, and this year may be busier than usual. N.C. State University researchers are predicting 15 to 20 named tropical storms forming in the ...

One inch of rain pouring down on an average-sized residential roof creates 748 gallons of stormwater runoff, according to the King County Wastewater Treatment Division. After collecting debris, waste ...

Which rain barrel is best? From a light drizzle to a sudden downpour, hundreds of millions of gallons of rainwater goes down the waterspout annually. Harvesting this bounty for your own use is as easy ...

A rain garden is a type of bioretention, constructed as a shallow depression to hold and infiltrate water from rooftops via downspouts, driveways or other impervious surfaces to reduce polluted ...

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Installing a French Drain is one solution to drainage issues. Foundation walls, basements, crawl spaces, lower-level rooms, and window wells are the most common areas for rainwater to pool, says Donna ...