Environmental Tip #37

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Environmental Tip #37 from the Town of Centreville’s Corsica River Watershed Project outlines stormwater management practices residents can use to reduce polluted runoff. It highlights yard-scale conservation landscaping (using native plants, removing invasives, conserving water, reducing fertilizers and pesticides, shaping ground for better infiltration and erosion control), specific actions like redirecting downspouts to planting beds, installing rain gardens and rain barrels, planting native trees and shrubs, replacing hard surfaces with permeable materials, and mentions larger measures such as bigger rain gardens and green roofs to improve water quality in local streams, the Corsica River and the Chesapeake Bay while creating wildlife habitat.

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Town of Centreville
Corsica River Watershed Project
ENVIRONMENTAL TIP #37
DID YOU KNOW there are many stormwater management practices that can be used to
reduce the impact of polluted runoff? Most of the practices are approaches you can
implement in your own yard. Other practices may require professional help. Stormwater
management incorporates general conservation landscaping practices, including using
native plants, removing invasive plants, conserving water, eliminating or reducing
chemical fertilizers and pesticides to reduce pollution and conserve resources, shaping the
ground for better infiltration and to control erosion, and enhancing aesthetics and wildlife
habitat.
Stormwater management protects our waterways by infiltrating and filtering stormwater
runoff. Practices range from simple measures that include redirecting downspouts to
planting beds, installing rain gardens and rain barrels, planting native trees and shrubs,
and replacing hard surfaces with permeable surfaces. There are more sophisticated
measures such as larger rain gardens and green roof installations. By using these
techniques and planting native plants that don't require fertilizers and pesticides, we will
improve water quality in our streams, creeks, the Corsica River, and the Chesapeake Bay,
while creating habitats full of beauty and life where local birds and wildlife will thrive!
Always remember that what we do on land affects the Corsica River and the
Chesapeake Bay –www.TownofCentreville.org