Insights and Perspectives

Welcome to Insights & Perspectives — a space where Gradient shares thought leadership, project learnings, and expert commentary on land development, water resources, and infrastructure innovation. Every post is rooted in real-world experience and driven by our commitment to sustainable engineering, regulatory clarity, and future-ready solutions.

Read our featured work: Stormwater Asset Management – City of Henderson Case Study

Modeling Tools for Stormwater Management

By Team Gradient NC | July 1, 2025

There is an ever-growing and ever-improving suite of modeling tools available to civil engineers that can be used for design and analysis of stormwater infrastructure.  …

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Risk-Based Approach to Stormwater Asset Management

By Team Gradient NC | May 9, 2025

This featured blog by Alex Nice (Director of Water Resources) discusses our unique and innovative approach to Stormwater Asset Management. Due to aging and expanding…

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From Concept to Completion: How Stormwater Control Measures Are Built

By Team Gradient NC | May 1, 2025

This blog highlights how Heath Wadsworth, a Stormwater Engineer at Gradient, guided this green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) project from concept through to construction. Heath was…

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How Socio-Economic Factors Impact Water Quality Swales: Key Insights for Sustainable Stormwater Management

By Team Gradient NC | February 14, 2025

This blog is based on the research paper by Gradient NC’s VP, Director of Innovation, Sujit Ekka. Stormwater management plays a vital role in protecting…

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