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When precipitation increases as a result of climate change during certain periods, demands are placed on how cities can cope with the increased handling of stormwater, rainwater and meltwater runoff. Umeå is a city with the vision of reaching 200,000 inhabitants by the year 2050 and that growth must be managed with ecological, economic, social and cultural sustainability. In a growing city, it is therefore important to include stormwater management as a central part of planning. This study aims to describe and analyze how the municipality of Umeå works towards a sustainable stormwater management. This will be done with the methods of document analysis and field studies.