Stormwater or Storm Water?

Question

Is "stormwater" one word or two?

Kitkattail · Accepted Answer

I could be wrong, but I believe it is two words.

Woodward · Answer

According to the Collins Dictionary, it's one word.....Stormwater.

Kitkattail · Answer

Oh, well, whatever. Sorry about that.

Hitchhiker · Answer

He shoots me down all the time..

New2grammar · Answer

What's the meaning of "he shoots me down all the time"?

Thanks.

Anonymous · Answer

US EPA refers to it as one word.

CalifJim · Answer

Merriam-Webster has no listing of it as a single word.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

According to dictionary.com,  merriam-webster.com, cambridge.org, thefreedictionary.com, and encarta.com, it is two words.

Fivejedjon · Answer

Coca has:

storm water - 261 citations
stormwater - 205 citations
storm-water - 41 citations.

So, it really doesn't seem to matter.

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