New UW-Parkside project could help stop flooding in Kenosha neighborhoods

New UW-Parkside project could help stop flooding in Kenosha neighborhoods

UW-Parkside launched a new green-infrastructure project, designed to keep stormwater out of streets and the Pike River by soaking more rain into the ground where it falls.The regenerative stormwater conveyance (RSC) system is the first of its kind on campus and kicks off a five-phase improvement plan along University Drive.Recent severe storms overwhelmed sewer systems across Southeast Wisconsin. Campus and watershed partners say this project wi…