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Registration for Stormwater course online 22-24 February, 2022 is open

It is high time to register for the Stormwater course taking place in February 2022. Due to the pandemic, the course is given online.

In this course you will learn about stormwater in urban areas focusing on sustainable and modern stormwater management including blue-green infrastructure.

Metal and microplastic treatment in stormwater bioretention

On December 10, 2021, Katharina Lange defended her PhD in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology presenting her thesis "Metals and microplastic treatment in stormwater bioretention". Bioretention cells are increasingly being used for stormwater treatment. The overall aim of the do...

Storage procedures and associated changes in stormwater quality

Stormwater sample collection and their subsequent dispatch for analyses may be delayed due to issues such as the remoteness of sampling sites, duration of transportation, limited local laboratory facilities and sometimes – duration of laboratory experiments. Such delays provide an opportunity for ch...

Urban Water Engineering annual seminar for students and professionals

24 Feb. 2022 13:00 – 17:00 :

On February 24, it is time for the annual urban water seminar at Luleå University of Technology. This year's theme is Stormwater. The seminar and Industry Day are arranged in collaboration with the research center of excellence Stormwater&Sewers at Luleå University of Technology and the national wat...

DRIZZLE testsite i Luleå

Luleå is one of the test sites within DRIZZLE and recently two pilot plants for stormwater management in cold climates were built.

Bold presence of 15 researchers from LTU in ICUD 2021

The International Conference on Urban Drainage (ICUD) was held 24th – 28th of October, 2021. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the event was delivered on an online platform from Melbourne, Australia. Researchers and executives worldwide came together and presented their live or pre-recorded presentation...

Course Stormwater management
22 Feb. 2022 00:00 – 24 Feb. 2022 00:00 , Online:

Now you can sign up for the course Stormwater management given online within the national Water Research School at Luleå University of Technology 22 – 24 February 2022. The Water Research School courses are open for all water professionals who hold either a bachelor’s or master’s degree.

In the media: New legislation makes it more difficult for urban water researchers

Research in the urban water area may be affected by this summer's changes in the Swedish Aliens Act. The concern is great among foreign doctoral students. At the same time, there are some opportunities.

New Vinnova project SECURE granted

"SECURE - StormwatEr planning for inCreased Urban REsilience" is the latest project approved by Vinnova within the "Climate adaptation in the built environment" call. It is a 2-year research project carried out in collaboration with Tyréns, StormTac, Stockholm Water and Waste, the Swedish Transport...

Ico Broekhuizen employed after his dissertation

After defending his dissertation in Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology in spring 2021, Ico Broekhuizen continues working with the Urban Water research group bringing in his competence within stormwater modeling.

Two new projects on stormwater management in development districts and from railway infrastructure

Two new projects, both related to stormwater management in built-up areas, have recently been granted by Vinnova and the Swedish Transport Administration, respectively.

Nordiwa 2021 online

This year, the annual NORDIWA conference was held on-line from 28 September to 1 October. A total of 200 presentations, five workshops and a digital exhibition were arranged in five parallel sessions. Optionally, the recorded lectures could also be watched afterwards. The speakers ranged from resear...

Comparison of methods for the identification of sources of pollutants in stormwater

Various pollutants have been found in stormwater and the composition of stormwater varies with different kinds of runoff. An important part of source control and mitigation of risks for the receiving waters is the knowledge of the sources contributing pollutants to runoff.

Prevent flooding with good stormwater management

The Stormwater Day is celebrated on September 24 every year to draw attention to the fact that rain and melted snow that flows on our streets is a valuable resource. If not handled properly, stormwater can cause costly flooding. With this summer's major floods in Gävle, Dalarna and Central Europe in...

Godecke Blecken promoted professor

Godecke Blecken has been promoted professor of Urban Water Engineering at Luleå University of Technology.

Celebrating Stormwater Day: a systematic review of urban stormwater research in Sweden 2012-2021
24 Sep. 2021 12:00 – 12:45 , Zoom:

Celebrating Stormwater Day on September 24, we are arranging a digital lunch seminar open to everyone.

In the media: Plastic waste is expected to increase sharply in the world

Katharina Lange, Urban Water Engineering, in the news from TV4 about the microplastic problem.

Master’s thesis on sorption of stormwater pollutants for different material mixtures

Fredrik Rydholm has completed his master's studies in Natural Resource Engineering with a specialization in Environment and Water at Luleå University of Technology

Student thesis project about urban stormwater ponds

Felix Karlsson, who has studied Natural Resources Engineering with a specialization in Environment and Water, has recently published his student thesis project ”Urban stormwater ponds: Evaluation of heavy metals and organic pollutants in stormwater and stormwater sediments”

New project in spatial planning for sustainable transformation

After earlier this year having been granted funding within the Formas call “Planning for sustainable transformation” in a first step, Stormwater&Sewers has now in collaboration with Östersund Municipality and VA SYD been granted funding for the project “Achieving sustainable and multifunctional stor...

Published:21 March 2017
Updated: 22 February 2021
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