March 16, 2011 13:48
Yesterday we discussed the proposed legislative response in New Jersey to the problems of flooding and stormwater management. Some have speculated that increasing frequency and severity of flooding and stormwater is a by-product of climate change, and certainly these events are consistent with climate change. Other studies have pointed to the decreasing amount of pervious cover in urban areas as increasing stormwater runoff. Regardless of the causes, the problem is quite real. Although the legislation is pending in New Jersey the problems are not unique to this Sta...