 Hiya. So is there a better way to deal with water when it rains? Let's start by recapping why we're so worried about stormwater anyway. Since Providence pipes carry both wastewater and stormwater, when it rains a lot, pipes can get overwhelmed. And then that untreated sewage ends up in our rivers and oceans. Gross. So can we do something to keep this rain from overwhelming the system? There are basically two options. Make bigger pipes or keep rain out of the pipes in the first place.