The Trust has advocated effectively for a Green Streets approach to managing storm water runoff.

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The bay, which has deteriorated because of overdevelopment and storm water runoff, was battered further by Hurricane Sandy.

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Unfortunately, these systems frequently overflow, and so untreated sewage and storm water runoff are expelled into surrounding water bodies.

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The students designed a progressive urban environment that can handle large amounts of storm-water runoff by using green technologies and major roadways as storm-water filtration and transport surfaces.

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This cover acts as a giant sponge, absorbing rainfall and reducing polluted storm-water runoff.

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There's also a section devoted to "green" roofs, both literally and figuratively, those planted to reduce New York's "heat-island" effect and storm-water runoff.

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"Excessive runoff from this storm will cause flooding of small creeks and streams" and affect low-lying areas.

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