Insights Article: Out of the Blue and Into the Green: Mitigating Stormwater Risk by Reducing Contamination of Receiving Waters

Mon, 05/14/2018 - 09:49
by Martin Alpert and Charles Adams

Stormwater runoff may be a source of both liability and opportunity. It can pick up various pollutants as it flows into nearby bodies of water, harming the environment and possibly requiring remediation by the relevant entity, but it also represents a valuable source of fresh water. In addition to transferring their risks through insurance, businesses and governments are using both traditional and so-called green infrastructure to control runoff and manage stormwater as close to the source as possible.

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