Environmental Tip #45

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This short tip explains that untreated stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces (roads, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, and rooftops) is channeled into local streams, creeks, rivers, and the Chesapeake Bay, and that the speed and volume of this runoff can cause flooding and erosion. It lists pollutants carried by runoff — sediment, fertilizers, pesticides, bacteria, oil and grease, soap, pet waste, and trash — and warns these contaminants can make waterways unfit for recreation, foul drinking water supplies, and damage fish, wildlife, and native vegetation; it closes by reminding readers that land activities affect the Corsica River and the Chesapeake Bay and provides www.corsicariver.com.

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ENVIRONMENTAL TIP #45
DID YOU KNOW that untreated runoff from stormwater rushes off of
impervious surfaces, such as roads, parking lots, driveways, sidewalks, and
rooftops, and is channeled to local streams, creeks, rivers, and ultimately the
Chesapeake Bay? The speed and volume of the stormwater can cause
flooding and erosion.
Stormwater runoff also collects many different pollutants that are found on
lawns and paved surfaces, such as sediment, fertilizers, pesticides, bacteria,
oil and grease, soap, pet waste, and trash. These pollutants are carried into
our waterways, making them unfit for human recreation, fouling drinking
water supplies, and damaging fish and wildlife populations and the native
vegetation they depend on.
Always remember that what we do on land affects the Corsica River
and the Chesapeake Bay – www.corsicariver.com