Clean Water Works
Clean Water Works
Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District
Designing for Downpours: Stormwater Construction
30 minutes Posted Mar 5, 2026 at 10:00 am.
Welcome And Role Overview
Types Of Stormwater Projects
Flooding Problems And Solutions
Wastewater vs Stormwater Funding
A Day In Field Supervision
Communication And Conflict Management
Case Study: Stafford Basin
Stream Restoration And Retaining Walls
Contractor Learning Curve
Stream Design Complexity
Designing For Extreme Storms
Modeling To Construction Handoff
Career Shift From Tunnels
Control Of Water Plans
Unforeseen Conditions In The Field
Residents, Payoffs, And Project Wins
Background And Tunneling Years
Closing And Takeaways
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Send us Fan Mail Rainfall can turn some roads into rivers. Construction Supervisor Joel Hill explains how his team keeps neighborhoods dry using basins, culverts, and stream restoration projects to manage downpours. Joel brings a rare perspective with his decade-plus working on massive tunnel projects and his pivot to the stormwater side of the Sewer District's work. We discuss hydrologic forecasts that shape project designs and stream morphology, and spotlight some local projects in Maple H...