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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjPfLhJbdc0 Freddy the Fish Teaches About Stormwater] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjPfLhJbdc0 Freddy the Fish Teaches About Stormwater] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:24, 26 January 2023
Precipitation that falls on impervious surfaces, such as streets, drains to storm sewers and eventually to lakes and rivers. Pollutants such as sediment and phosphorus are carried with the runoff water. Management of stormwater runoff entails intercepting and treating the runoff water.
This page provides general information on stormwater. The following articles are primarily written for non-stormwater professionals. Most pages have numerous links and images to illustrate basic concepts.
Stormwater for non-technical audiences
- What is stormwater and why does it need to be managed?
- Capturing rainwater and preventing runoff
- Stormwater 101 - streets to streams
- Information about common pollutants
- How we protect water
- Inside the home
- Outside and in the yard
- In the neighborhood and community
- Freddy the Fish Teaches About Stormwater
Stormwater treatment practices for non-technical audiences
- Common stormwater treatment practices.
This page was last edited on 26 January 2023, at 10:24.