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Solving the stormwater upstream battle

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a person wearing a bright yellow vest fills a sampling jar with water from a flooded street

Jun 3, 2025

Study Finds Coastal Flooding More Frequent Than Previously Thought

Flooding in coastal communities is happening far more often than previously thought, according to a new study from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study also found major flaws with the widely used approach of using marine water level data to capture instances of flooding. “Government agencies…
a car splashes through floodwaters on a roadway

Apr 24, 2024

‘Sunny Day Flooding’ increases fecal contamination of coastal waters

The findings suggest public health officials should be aware of potential risks associated with tidal flooding.
Student holding a large, white PVC pipe with an electronic sensor inside.

Jun 16, 2023

Students, researchers build new sensors for Sunny Day Flooding Project

Students and researchers gathered in Fitts-Woolard Hall’s Incubator Lab this week to build a new round of sensors for the Sunny Day Flooding Project, with a goal of measuring, modeling and understanding the impacts of chronic shallow flooding in coastal North Carolina communities.
Photo from inside of Washington University in St. Louis.

Jul 26, 2022

CCEE students, faculty attend 2022 AEESP Research and Education Conference

Nearly 30 CCEE students and faculty attended the 2022 Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors (AEESP) Research and Education Conference on June 28-30 at Washington University in St. Louis. The conference, which was themed “Environmental Engineering and Science at the Confluence,” included workshops, plenary talks, panel discussions, and oral and poster presentations.
Bill Hunt outdoors wearing a brimmed hat and smiling.

Jul 22, 2022

Solving the stormwater upstream battle

Bill Hunt, a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor in NC State’s Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering and Extension specialist, is an international expert in stormwater management.