Tag: flood control

UF scientists to probe downstream ecological impacts of stormwater ponds

Posted: March 16, 2021

Florida teems with rain. Depending on where you live, you might get 40 to 60 inches annually. That rain must go somewhere. Enter Florida’s 76,000 stormwater pods. When it rains, the water runs off the land, bringing chemicals,… Read More

Category: Natural Resources, Water

Tags: AJ Reisinger, biscayne bay, debris, drain, flood control, manatee county, nutrients, Rain, rivers, stormwater, stormwater pond, stormwater runoff, Tampa Bay, treatment, Water Bodies

An Urbanized Florida Means More Stormwater Ponds, Invasive Plants

by Brad Buck

Posted: December 12, 2019

As Florida becomes increasingly urbanized, more than half the state’s stormwater ponds appear in two metropolitan areas — Orlando and Tampa Bay, new research from the University of Florida shows. In their first attempt to quantify stormwater ponds,… Read More

Category: Invasive Species, Natural Resources, Water

Tags: AJ Reisinger, Basil Iannone, flood control, invasive plants, Orlando, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Soil and Water Sciences, stormwater ponds, Tampa Bay, urban

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