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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California moves forward with Right to Clean Water Act bill

2 weeks ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

The California Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Right to Clean Water Act (SB 601) with a vote of ten to three on April 29, 2025. The bill was introduced by Senator Ben Allen in February 2025, with the goal of safeguarding California’s water systems by enshrining into state law protection that were previously guaranteed by the federal Clean Water Act.
Designing climate-ready infrastructure across the water sector

2 weeks ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Dr. Tess Sprague, deputy project manager and resilience lead and Karri Ving, managing principal in functional resilience – both with Brown and Caldwell, discuss a newly announced partnership between Brown and Caldwell and the Water Utility Climate Alliance to help design climate-ready infrastructure across the water sector. The two explain how the partnership works, building design guidance for. the water sector and how this plays into the One Water movement.
Hoboken, New Jersey and NHSA install new stormwater pumps at ResilienCity Park

2 weeks ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

The City of Hoboken and North Hudson Sewerage Authority (NHSA) announced on April 24, 2025, the installation of five new stormwater pumps at ResilienCity Park, a critical milestone in Hoboken’s and NHSA’s long-term effort to combat flooding and improve climate resiliency.
EPA extends public comment period for proposed 2026 NPDES MSGP

3 weeks ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is extending the public comment period on a proposed 2026 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for stormwater discharges from industrial activity. The comment period has been extended to May 19, 2025. This proposed permit would replace the 2021 MSGP upon finalization.
How to navigate stormwater funding challenges

3 weeks ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Wayne Hofmann, client funding director at Wade Trim, drops by to discuss funding in the stormwater sector. Hofmann discusses the current funding landscape, how to move forward with projects, the latest on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the difference in law and policy. To view the entire Stormwater Solutions video library, click here.
PFAS regulations, IBWC wastewater discharges & MS4 General Permit draft in Massachusetts

3 weeks ago | wwdmag.com | Katie Johns |Alex Cossin |Mandy Crispin |Bob Crossen

Katie JohnsKatie Johns, editor-in-chief of Storm Water Solutions and Water Quality Products, graduated from the University of Missouri in 2016 with a Bachelor of Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish. Johns joined the Storm Water Solutions team in September 2019. Johns also helps plan the annual StormCon conference and co-hosts the Talking Under Water podcast.
ACEC/MA announces 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards recipients

1 month ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

The American Council of Engineering Companies of Massachusetts (ACEC/MA) announced the recipients of the 2025 Engineering Excellence Awards along with several other awards at the ACEC/MA Engineering Excellence Awards Gala. Emcees Luciana Burdi, director, capital programs and environmental affairs at Massachusetts Port Authority and Linda Bauer Darr, president and CEO of ACEC presented the awards on April 7, 2025, in a ceremony at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality recognizes Jefferson Parish for pollution prevention efforts

1 month ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

The Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs received the 2024 Environmental Leadership Program’s Municipality Achievement Award in Pollution Prevention from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) at an awards ceremony in Baton Rouge on April 9, 2025. The LDEQ recognized the Department of Environmental Affairs’ achievement in educating individual citizens, businesses and industries on stormwater management and urban gardening.
What does Assembly Bill 1313 mean for California?

1 month ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Ben Harris, senior staff attorney with the LA Waterkeeper, discusses Assembly Bill 1313, which was introduced by assembly member Diane Papan on March 25. The bill would enact a statewide commercial stormwater permit in California that will balance the cost of stormwater management between private facilities and local governments while encouraging stormwater capture through the development of more green space in urban communities.
Spokane Riverkeeper files lawsuit against Purina Mills for alleged Clean Water Act violations

1 month ago | stormwater.com | Katie Johns

Spokane Riverkeeper announced on April 7, 2025, that it has filed a lawsuit against Purina Mills, LLC, alleging violations of the Clean Water Act for failing to monitor, report and prevent industrial pollution from contaminating the Spokane River. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, asserts that Purina Mills failed to collect or submit required discharge monitoring data and lacks significant stormwater pollution prevention measures at its facility.