For many years, stormwater management and the techniques associated with tackling rainwater have been governed by local authorities and the government. A decent pipe network and water well efficiently ease the pressure on infrastructure and risks associated with water contamination on a large scale. The thesis will focus on comparing Swedish water management standards to American standards. Trafikverket sets the Swedish standard for stormwater management. Meanwhile, in the United States, it is the federal Water Pollution & Safe drinking water Act.
The method used to collect data will be through government reports and how previous European projects dealt with stormwater management. One of the settings of the thesis is in New Orleans, which is in Louisiana. New Orleans is a city protected by flood walls from two water bodies due to the city being under water level. The city uses numerous pumping stations to get excessive water out of the city. Other storm water management techniques it uses includes the use of stormwater pipes, but the city as a whole want to be use modern storm water management techniques instead of traditional techniques.
Infrastrucute projects in Sweden are legislated and government by Trafikverket. Guiding documents such as “ Tekniska krav för avvattning” and “Vägars och Gatuutformning” governs infrastructure.
On the other hand, the guiding documents for infrastructure projects in New Orleans are the 'Louisiana Hydraulics Manual' and the 'City of New Orleans department of public works roadway design guide'. These two documents are regulated and overseen by the city of New Orleans Department of Public Works.