Environmental Tip #28

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Environmental Tip #28 outlines practical steps residents can take to reduce stormwater runoff on their property: limit impervious surfaces, use permeable paving (wood decks, bricks, concrete lattice) so water soaks into the ground, and where possible direct runoff across vegetated areas. It advises allowing thick vegetation or buffer strips along waterways to filter and slow runoff, and planting trees, shrubs, and groundcover — which the tip says absorb up to fourteen times more rainwater than a grass lawn and do not require fertilizer — and reminds readers that land activities affect the Corsica River and the Chesapeake Bay (www.corsicariver.org).

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ENVIRONMENTAL TIP #28
DID YOU KNOW there are a various activities that you can do to
minimize stormwater runoff from your property?
Limit the amount of impervious surfaces in your landscape. Use
permeable paving surfaces such as wood decks, bricks and concrete
lattice to allow water to soak into the ground. Where possible, direct
runoff from impervious surfaces across vegetated areas.
Allow thick vegetation or buffer strips to grow alongside waterways to
filter and slow runoff and soak up pollutants.
Trees, shrubs, and groundcover absorb up to fourteen times more
rainwater than a grass lawn and they don’t require fertilizer.
Always remember that what we do on land affects the Corsica River
and the Chesapeake Bay – www.corsicariver.org.ffects the Corsica R