Manejo de agua de tormenta

Jianjun Chen, Richard C. Beeson, Jr., Robert H. Stamps, Thomas H.Yeager, and Liz A. Felter

Brian Boman, Chris Wilson, Mark Jennings, and Sanjay Shukla

Alan A. Ivory II, Kody M. Brock, Lillian Martin, Anessa Goodhard, Victoria M. Donovan, ySteve A. Johnson

This publication explains how wildlife use the urban ecosystem and sewers. Cities reduce natural spaces for wildlife, but animals adapt by using human-made structures in surprising ways. Sewers designed to move stormwater provide hidden habitats and travel corridors for a variety of wildlife. In Alachua County, camera traps documented 35 species, including raccoons, opossums, bats, birds, reptiles, and invertebrates, using sewers for shelter, foraging, and safe movement under roads. Some species, like raccoons and bats, roosted or denned inside the pipes. Sewer design, pipe size, water flow, and surrounding development influenced which animals were present. While sewers benefit urban wildlife, they also pose risks: animals become trapped during floods or maintenance. Knowing that animals use the stormwater systems, homeowners and city managers can act to protect both animals and protect both animals and people by, for instance, installing ramps or screens to reduce entrapments.

Daniel Penniman, Mark Hostetler, and Glenn Acomb

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Ange Asanzi, Miranda Carver Martin, Michelle Atkinson, Chamoda P. D. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage, Basil V. Iannone III, Eban Bean, Alexander J. Reisinger, Mary Lusk, Dail Laughinghouse, and Paul Monaghan

This publication addresses some of the most frequent questions that residents ask regarding the function and maintenance of their stormwater ponds. Written by Ange Asanzi, Miranda Carver Martin, Michelle Atkinson, Chamoda P. D. Dissanayake Mudiyanselage, Basil V. Iannone III, Eban Bean, Alexander J. Reisinger, Mary Lusk, Dail Laughinghouse, and Paul Monaghan, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural Education and Communication, August 2024.

Anthony Halcyon, Mary G. Lusk, and Ann C. Wilkie

This publication explains what happens when stormwater runoff enters constructed environments, its impacts on water bodies, and how individuals can take steps to lower their own stormwater runoff footprint. This guide can increase awareness of ways to reduce each person's role in water quality impairment by stormwater pollution. This publication is intended primarily for urban residential readers and does not focus on agricultural runoff. 

Christopher J. Martinez, Young Gu Her, and Eban Bean

This publication is meant to describe three major approaches to account for climate change in rainfall intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curves and the pros and cons of each approach. This document aims to provide information to practicing engineers, Extension agents, and others interested in how projected changes in rainfall patterns can be considered for water resources management. Written by Christopher J. Martinez, Young Gu Her, and Eban Bean, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, January 2024.