Though we rarely think about them, a stormwater management system is a standard, and mandated, feature of every commercial property. Whether it uses a dry pond or a wet pond or some other structure, a stormwater management system is designed to prevent excessive runoff from your property onto a neighboring property, as well as to…
I frequently get calls from property managers and owners who have received an unexpected, and confusing, inspection report letter from their municipality, or Water Management District (WMD). These usually come from the respective regulatory department responsible for water management, and may talk about an “inspection report” that is required as a condition of their permit….
Unless you’re living under a rock, it’s hard to miss the buzz circulating around the growing use of drones (officially known as UAVs—unmanned aerial vehicles) in applications as diverse as law enforcement, photography, and even oil rig inspections. The Harvard Business Review estimates that the drone business is poised to become a $7 billion industry…
Nationwide, there are thousands of stormwater management systems, many of which are owned by commercial property owners. In fact, nearly every commercially developed property has some form of stormwater management system. In many cases, the system is so low maintenance that the property owner only thinks about it every few years, when the district-mandated inspection…
