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Town Planners Look To New Designs to Control Floods

By Amy Quinton on Tuesday, November 13, 2007.

Extreme storms, like those New Hampshire experienced the past few years, are expected to increase in number with global climate change.

That, coupled with more development, has town planners concerned about flooding. And stormwater runoff can threaten water quality in the state’s lakes and rivers.

As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, many communities are looking at innovative designs to manage the problem.