Stormwater 101 - streets to streams

What is stormwater? Here are materials that provide introductory-level information on stormwater.

Newsletter articles

• History of Stormwater
  • East Metro Water: history of an acronym - MS4

• History of stormwater
  • History of stormwater management
  • History of stormwater and wastewater in Minneapolis
  • Stormwater program rulemaking

Print materials

• After the storm: a citizen's guide to understanding stormwater
• EPA solution to pollution: a homeowner’s guide to healthy habits for clean water
• Everyone lives in a watershed: short answers to frequently asked questions about watersheds

https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=File:Wetland_vs_stormwater_pond_SOMALI.docx

https://stormwater.pca.state.mn.us/index.php?title=File:Wetland_vs_stormwater_pond_SPANISH.docx

Photos

• MPCA Flickr
• Join Watershed Partners for access to hundreds of high-quality stormwater photos

Videos

• What is stormwater? - Produced by students at the Institute of Production and Recording
• What can you do to prevent stormwater pollution - Produced by students at the Institute of Production and Recording
• "Open your eyes to freshwater's demise" - Savvy

Additional resources

• Clean Water MN - for articles and print materials
• East Metro Water - for articles