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What is Sustainable Water Planning?

Sustainable Planning involves looking at the big picture and making future focused plans that observe the overall impacts on our environmental, economy, and social needs. At AQUALIS our engineers create systems meeting the present needs and anticipating future demands with an emphasis on efficiency, in addition to environmental and resource protection. We create innovative and compliant plans that implement long-term sustainability, enhancing your community and your assets. 

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Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan

Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) incorporates natural strategies and engineered green practices to manage stormwater where it falls effectively and slow stormwater runoff. GSI is designed for the capturing, filtering, absorption and evapotranspiration of stormwater, turning it into a resource. 
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Storm Water Management Plan

Plans developed to control the quantity and quality of stormwater runoff using a variety of systems. This plan can consist of both traditional “gray” infrastructure as well as non-traditional green infrastructure.
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Benefits of Sustainable Planning

Sustainable planning integrates all aspects of the site, future use, economy, resources and energy needs, how they all interrelate and are maintained in the long-term to benefit users. Each community and its commerce have planned existing and future land uses.  Each utility serving these communities has systems that manage their operations and maintenance sustainably, and the effective planning for each of these entities is a crucial first step.

  • Sustainable planning involves implementing cost-effective management strategies that offer the best return on investment, both financially and environmentally. Utilities can reduce operational costs by focusing on energy-efficient technologies, using materials that require less maintenance, or adopting practices that reduce water loss. 
  • Using sustainable planning practices to determine and develop the necessary infrastructure, ensuring the investments provide long term benefits as they target current needs as well as future needs.  
  • Sustainable planning leads engineers to develop more possible solutions, allowing creative water management solutions including both traditional and innovative approaches. This custom approach allows clients to imagine all possibilities and select the best solution. 

Community goals could include improving or meeting regulatory compliance, reducing energy costs by using efficient equipment, implementing water conservation programs or use reclaimed water to extend water supply, or integrating non-traditional green infrastructure to combat wet weather impacts. 

  • Most common type of property damage from stormwater is structural damages, leading to flooded basements or a leaking roof in heavy storms. Stormwater can also cause cracks to occur in the foundation.  
  • Private water wells and on-lot septic systems can be impacted or damaged from standing surface water, leading to contamination 
  • Soil erosion of lawns, fields, and driveways can lead to flooding. The wet soil conditions can be too unstable, leading to damage or loss of property  

At AQUALIS we know compliance is crucial, and with our gained knowledge we provide sustainable planning to clients, ensuring the solutions developed follow any and all local, state, and federal regulations. This can include a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, as well as a Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, depending on site specific requirements.  

Maintaining Green Infrastructure

Case Studies

beaver dam catch basin manhole

Beaver Dam, Wis. Catch Basin Spray Cast

AQUALIS stormwater professionals inspected a retail property and found severe damage to multiple catch basins, necessitating repairs to prevent environmental liability and ensure site operations.
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Pataskala, Ohio Pond Aeration

This commercial distribution center has four retention ponds on the property to offset the impervious surface area. These ponds collect, store and treat stormwater runoff.
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Durham, N.C. Systematic Neglect Leads to Rehabilitation

The property owners on this site noted cracking and shifting along the edge of the parking lot near stormwater assets. Understanding the gravity of the situation, they reached out to AQUALIS to conduct a preliminary inspection of the stormwater system.
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Broward County, Fla. Corrective Maintenance Protects Assets

Regular maintenance of stormwater assets protects properties from failures related to buildup and structural issues. Routinely inspecting and maintaining these assets can prevent costly repairs.
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Durham, N.C. Sinkhole Leads to Stormwater System Rehabilitation

The tenant on this property noticed a depression that opened to the ground below and notified the property owners.
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Steubenville, Ohio Slope Collapse

The stormwater pipe on this property failed leading to a catastrophic sinkhole that affected a nearby wastewater line. Quick, efficient work was of the upmost importance to repair both pipelines, the sinkhole and surrounding area.
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Kenosha, Wis. Highway KR Regenerative Stormwater Conveyance

The Root-Pike Watershed Initiative Network Kenosha County, and others worked with AQUALIS to design and implement an innovative solution for stormwater control along Highway KR.
Open manhole cleaning

Seattle, Wash. Lift Station Rehabilitation

During the retrofit process on this commercial property, the client and their previously hired engineering firm noted an expected increase in their waste stream. AQUALIS regularly maintained the lift station on the property and was the first choice for the two entities to advise and redesign the current lift station.
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San Antonio, Tex. Sand Filter Remediation

The sand filter basin on this site was not maintained and over time became laden with vegetation and no longer offered water quality benefits.
War Memorial Center stormwater maintenance

Milwaukee, Wis. War Memorial Center Stormwater Management

The War Memorial Center in Milwaukee, Wis. is a living memorial and museum intended to “Honor the Dead by Serving the Living”. Constructed in 1955, this site needed restructuring to better treat stormwater runoff from parking lots prior to entering Lake Michigan.
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Milwaukee, Wis. Green Stormwater Schoolyard Redevelopment Projects

Through received grants, Milwaukee Public School’s (MPS) project goal was to remove tens of thousands of square feet of asphalt to manage hundreds of thousands of gallons of stormwater runoff while providing significant opportunities for students to engage in Green Infrastructure and eco-literacy topics firsthand through STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) curricular connections.
Goats graze in a field for vegetation management

Lakewood, Wash. Vegetation Management

A customer site in Lakewood, Wash. was experiencing vegetation overgrowth that was invasive and unsightly. To prevent the vegetation from overtaking stormwater assets, goats were used to naturally remove the plants and protect existing stormwater assets.
Retention pond covered in algae surrounded by downed trees with a house and Mt Rainer in the background

Tacoma, Wash. Pond Clearing

Proactive property managers of this homeowners association requested rehabilitation of stormwater ponds after over twenty years of neglect.
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Maynard, Mass. Underground Pipe Inspection

During routine inspection, the Town of Maynard, Mass. found pollutants leaving this retail site. To remediate the issue the AQUALIS inspected, cleaned and repaired the stormwater pipes.
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Pontiac, Mich. Pond Rehabilitation

Improper pond dredging and sediment stabilization leads to necessary stormwater pond rehabilitation.
Summerfest Administration Building

Milwaukee, Wis. Grant Assistance and Green Infrastructure

AQUALIS assisted Summerfest earn grant assistance for Green Infrastructure redesign.
Excavator digging a trench alongside a full parking lot behind and below a metal barrier

Salisbury, Md. Bioretention Remediation

Commercial property received Notice of Violation (NOV) requiring remediation of two bioretention cells on site.
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Snohomish County, Wash. Underground Stormwater System Rehabilitation

A multi-family property received a notice of violation (NOV) listing fifteen deficiencies requiring corrective action.
Man looking up helps to guide placement of lift station pump hanging from red hook into an opening with metal hinged doors lifted

Hallandale Beach, Fla. Commercial Lift Station Repair

During a maintenance visit, technicians noticed lift station pumps nearing failure. Because this was found before failure, the replacement was scheduled to avoid backups.
Man walks along compacted path beside detention pond surrounded by trees under a blue sky

Jacksonville, Fla. Wet Detention Pond Rehabilitation

A wet detention pond located adjacent to a shipping and transportation warehouse required corrective action to restore access for maintenance.
Stormwater detention basin at the foot of grassy hill split by a rock- filled gash below office building and parking lot

Columbia, Md. Stormwater Detention Basin Rehabilitation

The local municipality issued an NOV for this basin experiencing sediment displacement and buildup and failing structures.
Lift Station After

Blaine, Wash. Lift Station Replacement

AQUALIS’ lift station experts were called to inspect the condition of the two above-ground sanitary lift stations.
Two Sinkholes

Raleigh, N.C. Sinkhole Restoration

Sinkholes appeared in the drive lane of this complex. AQUALIS was called to investigate.
Truck with hydro vacuum, orange traffic cones and front-mounted hose spool parked at curb in front of storm drain grate

Bellevue, Wash. Utility Daylighting and Repairs

This property experienced regular flooding around downspouts. AQUALIS was notified to ensure the system was functioning properly.
Overhead view of sewage pump suspended from metal bar with chains, connected to gray pipe and white air blower

Edgewater, N.J. Lift Station Repairs

Neglected and without a proper maintenance plan, the system ran without issue for a time, until it did not.
Overgrown Basin

Augusta, Ga. Stormwater Basin Rehabilitation

This location lacked a consistent stormwater maintenance plan, leaving the property to fall out of compliance.
Retention Pond Outlet Pipe

Athens, Ga. Stormwater Detention Pond Outlet Faces Severe Erosion

In Athens, GA, a retail store’s stormwater detention pond outlet was affected by substantial erosion.
Clean Filter Vault

Newton, N.J. Contech Filter Vault Rehabilitation

During AQUALIS’ first service visit to the site, a Contech Filter Vault was identified, and quickly found to be out of compliance with manufacturer guidelines.
Cleared Retention Pond

Fayetteville, N.C. Wet Detention Basin Restoration

A store in Fayetteville, NC provides the community with excellent customer service, and durable and long-lasting products that will hold their value for years to come.
Rehabilitated Dry Detention Pond

The City of Florence Dry Detention Basin Rehabilitation

For decades, a store in Florence, KY has provided innovative products that create a personalized shopping experience for customers. Their dedication to excellent customer service has made this store a go-to for customers of all ages.

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