Ewart Avenue Stormwater - Controlling Runoff in the Cloud

Executive Summary
‍The iPond is an intelligent stormwater management project, developed in response to a persistent problem of roadway flooding and property damage in Beckley, West Virginia. Beckley Sanitary Board (BSB) partnered with Opti RTC to retrofit BSB’s existing stormwater detention facility with Opti’s interactive monitoring and control system. The data-driven system is controlled through an online platform where forecasted rainfall is balanced with real-time pond storage capacity. The adaptive control system responds to the forecast by detaining and releasing stormwater runoff from a 263-acre urban watershed (12% impervious). The iPond has been highly effective in reducing roadway flooding, and has provided additional benefits to downstream channels, water quality, and the community.