Water Management
US Drought Portal
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The US Drought Portal allows practitioners to access and interact with drought and climate related data, including maps and graphing capabilities, to help understand drought and how it changes over time. It's meant to provide early warning about emerging and anticipated droughts, assimilate and quality control data about droughts and models, provide information about risk and impact of droughts to different agencies and stakeholders, provide information about past droughts for comparison and to understand current conditions, explain how to plan for and manage the impacts of droughts, and provide a forum for different stakeholders to discuss drought-related issues.
Stormwater Flood Control Program
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The City of Superior, Wisconsin, has implemented the Stormwater Flood Control Program (SFCP) to help its citizens to protect their houses from flooding. Inspections and plumbing modifications are part of that program.
High Rate Treatment Facility
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In 2007-2008, the City of Niagara Falls, Ontario, has implanted a high rate treatment facility that separates solids from water during severe storms or snow melt in order to avoid these components to flow with runoff water. The City also closed the Muddy Run combined sewer overflow, leading to a 62% reduction of sewer discharge.
Coin Operated Solar Powered Water Dispenser
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The town of Penetanguishene, Ontario implemented a Coin Operated Solar Powered Water Dispensing station, which was submitted to the Cities Initiative as part of the Water Conservation Framework program. The program conserves municipal water and economically benefits the community.