When It Rains, It Drains Understanding Storm Water and How it can
Affect Your Money, Safety, Health and the Environment.
What Happens When It Rains?
Rain is an important part of nature's water cycle, but there are times it can do more damage than good. Problems related to storm water runoff can include:
Flooding caused by too much storm water flowing over hardened surfaces such as roads and parking lots, instead of soaking into the ground.
Increases in spending on maintaining storm drains and the storm sewer system that become clogged with excessive amounts of dirt and debris.
Decreases in sportfish populations because storm water carries sediment and pollutants that degrade important fish habitat.
More expensive treatment technologies to remove harmful pollutants carried by storm water into our drinking water supplies.
Closed beaches due to high levels of bacteria carried by storm water that make swimming unsafe.
We can help rain restore its good reputation while protecting our health and environment while saving money for ourselves and our community. Keep reading to find out how...
Flooding caused by too much storm water flowing over hardened surfaces such as roads and parking lots, instead of soaking into the ground.
Increases in spending on maintaining storm drains and the storm sewer system that become clogged with excessive amounts of dirt and debris.
Decreases in sportfish populations because storm water carries sediment and pollutants that degrade important fish habitat.
More expensive treatment technologies to remove harmful pollutants carried by storm water into our drinking water supplies.
Closed beaches due to high levels of bacteria carried by storm water that make swimming unsafe.
We can help rain restore its good reputation while protecting our health and environment while saving money for ourselves and our community. Keep reading to find out how...
