Katie Johns

Illinois

Editor-in-Chief at Storm Water Solutions

Host at Talking Under Water

avid reader | editor @estormwaternews | Mizzou alumna 🐯

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Articles

Wayne Miles, Raleigh Stormwater | 2025 Industry Icon

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Wayne Miles, assistant director and stormwater program manager in engineering services for Raleigh Water, is the 2025 Stormwater Solutions industry icon. Here, Miles discusses his career path, his accomplishments and his favorite part of working in the water industry. To view the entire Stormwater Solutions video library, click here.
What Florida’s updated stormwater regulations mean for the industry

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Jenny Urcan, director of land and site development for BGE in its Jacksonville office, discusses recent Florida stormwater regulation updates and how those play into the industry as a whole. The updated regulations pertain to land site developments, and Urcan explains what the changes are and how those might impact developers. To view the entire Stormwater Solutions video library, click here.
2025 Industry Icon: Wayne Miles on putting people first

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

For Wayne Miles, the stormwater industry is about the people. As a self-proclaimed introvert, making this statement is a surprise to himself, but it is not so surprising for those who work with him. Scott Bryant, stormwater business and financial operations manager for Raleigh Stormwater, said Miles is a champion of the staff. Bryant said Miles has an attitude that to best serve the community, the staff has to serve each other first.
Nan Jia, CWE | 2025 Emerging Leaders

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Nan Jia, engineer III for CWE, and one of the 2025 SWS Emerging Leaders, discusses her path to the water industry, her career goal, specifically of leading a stormwater project from concept to implementation and the importance of mentorship. To view the entire Stormwater Solutions video library, click here.
Ash Paranthaman, RICK | 2025 Emerging Leaders

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Ash Paranthaman, an associate project engineer/manager at RICK, discusses his career path and goals as one of the 2025 SWS Emerging Leaders. At 28, he became the youngest project engineer at RICK. In addition to his role at RICK, Paranthaman is the vice president of community service for ASCE San Diego Section’s Younger Member Forum, and he shares how industry involvement has shaped his career. To view the entire Stormwater Solutions video library, click here.
Lauren Deem, Profile Products | 2025 Emerging Leaders

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Lauren Deem, technical services manager at Profile Products, and one of the 2025 SWS Emerging Leaders, shares her career path and industry involvement. Deem is the Mississippi state representative for IECA outside of her full-time role. In her day-to-day, Deem works with various DOTs, helping them create specifications for different erosion control product categories. To view the entire Stormwater Solutions video library, click here.
Rising to the occasion: SWS announces 2025 Emerging Leaders

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Alex Cossin |Katie Johns

This year’s class of Emerging Leaders span careers in technical services to education. Each year, SWS recognizes a group of young professionals, and while we rebranded the program to Emerging Leaders this year, the idea is the same as years past. The program seeks to recognize rising stars in the industry, and this year is no exception. This year’s class ranges in profession and expertise, but they are all poised to lead the stormwater industry into its next generation.
Mike Perez, Auburn University | 2025 Emerging Leaders

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Mike Perez, Brasfield & Gorrie associate professor at Auburn University, and one of the 2025 SWS Emerging Leaders, discusses his career — including the more than 30 research papers he has worked on. He also discusses how he came to be into the water industry, his goals, his involvement as the faculty advisor for Auburn’s Student chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers, and more. To view the entire Stormwater Solutions video library, click here.
Where water quality stands a year after the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Gussie Maguire, Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Maryland staff scientist, discusses ongoing water quality situations a year after the Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse. Maguire touches on her work and observations since the collapse, how reconstruction efforts can impact water quality and what the ongoing water quality concerns are. To view the entire Stormwater Solutions video library, click here.
EPA announces $9.7 million in grant funding for water quality monitoring at coastal and Great Lakes beaches

1 week ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on May 23, 2025, $9.7 million in grant funding that states, Tribes and territories will use to monitor water quality at coastal and Great Lakes beaches to notify the public if elevated levels of illness-causing bacteria make swimming unsafe. “Millions of Americans will travel to the beach this summer to relax or play in the water.