by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | May 18, 2023 | Engineering, Products, Property Management
Lift stations and pumps are fairly common in Houston. This is simply due to the topography of the great state of Texas. Anyone who’s driven across the state knows that most of Texas is about as flat as a pancake. The average elevation in the Houston region is 79...
by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | Mar 16, 2023 | Engineering, Products, Property Management
A few nights ago, I saw this story on Houston’s local Fox affiliate on channel 26. Houston business accused of leaking chemicals illegally into storm drains, hazmat investigates. Being an environmental issue, it piqued my interest. Quite frankly, I was surprised to...
by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | Jan 19, 2023 | Engineering, Products, Property Management
Today I’m kicking off a new blog series, and while the title is reasonably descriptive of the content, I thought it prudent to explain why this might be a good exercise for our development and for engineering friends. Over the last 18 years in the stormwater industry,...
by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | Dec 5, 2022 | Engineering, Products, Property Management
As a stormwater consultant, I’m often asked why we rarely advise using a detention pond as a dual-purpose (detention and stormwater quality) pond. On the surface, it would make sense that since detention is already required, we could simply add a trash screen or cage...
