Why Stormwater Deserves More Attention with ADS’s Brian King

Brian King, the Executive Vice President of Marketing, Product Management and Sustainability for Advanced Drainage Systems provides a tour de force interview explaining stormwater in a way you’ve probably never heard before. Plus, Reese Tisdale returns for a Bluefield on Tap segment discussing how the outcome of the 2024 presidential election might impact the water sector.

In this session, you’ll learn about:

• Brian’s background in construction building materials
• Why Brian made the jump to stormwater and how construction building materials feeds into stormwater management
• Where stormwater fits into the water story
• How to flip the narrative on stormwater from afterthought to forethought
• The steps in stormwater management: Capture, Convey, Store, Treatment, and Opportunities to use it as a resource
• The types of capture infrastructure, including gray and green infrastructure
• Examples of stormwater infrastructure enabling efficient use of land, resources and public engagement, including unique storage solutions 
• Why underground stormwater storage is a preferred storage method
• The various stormwater treatment options and considerations
• The two big stormwater treatment standards used in the United States
• Considerations and opportunities for stormwater harvesting
• Why sustainable stormwater solutions are often economically more viable than traditional solutions

Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:

• Brian’s LinkedIn profile
• ADS’s website

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