UMW is :hue min? Storm water tram precipitation that lows across the ground and pave ment when it ram or when snow and ice mek. The water seeps into the wourd at drains into what we can storm sewers. These are the drains you see at street corners or at low points on dye sides of streets. Cole:thely, the draining water is ailed storm wake runoff. Mg Is steno *du "geed rais we wear? Storm water becomes a probkan when it pidcs up debris, chemicals. dirt, and other pollutants as it Sows or when it causes flooding and erosion of stream banks. Stomp water travels *mush a network of pipes and roadside ditches that make up storm sewer systems. It eventu ally Nows directly to a lake, river, streams, wetland, or coastal maw. Al of the pollutant, storm water carries io, the way amply into our waters, too, because storm water does not Sat treated. --PM wastes NA on the ground set canted away by stone water, adding baneful Widen*, parasites, and viruses to our water. —Vehicles drip holds (oil, gem lasaline, andfreere brake auklls, etc.) onto pavement areas where storm water runoff carries them through our storm draws and into our water. —atomic:els used to row and maintain beautiful lawns and gankrs, if not used prapasfy, can run offinto the storm drains when it rains or when **water our lawns and gardens. —Waste from chernicab and materials used in constmdion can trash into the storm saw system when it rains. Soil that erodes from construction sites causes environmental &wade !ion, induding banning lish and *hellish popalations that are important fu recreation and 010 11COMMy. Mat haws vim It rat? Rain is an important part of nature's wale" orcle. but there are times it can do more damase than good. Problems Mated to slam watts Puna can include: —Rootless. caused by too muds storm sour Novi% over hard. tried surfaces such u roads and parking lots, instead of soaking into the pound. —increases in spending an main. taking likiflTl drains and slam sewer systems that become dogged with linaguive dirt and debris. —Decreases in sport fish popula tions because slam water wiles sediment and pollutants that decade important fish habitats. —Mors evensive treatment fedi nologies to remove humid pollutants carried by storm raker into our *irking supplies. —Closed beaches due to high levels of bacteria carried by stone wale that make swimming unsafe. f I r fiirihtt ilifl'llllollllll t or Hi look r, toLi , io ill I 111 Understanding Storm Water and How It Can affect Your Money, Safety, Health, and the Environment - T - w•-'`.i4f.:-z• , ,,' • • ' , 'l:::' *.4 1 Wain lieddisc boon Cm De b Help Ilth too hip nisi man hs pod mothloo Ode posselts ow boat sad minosomt while sevlos mow form oommOdes. fhb by Remo Is Impartast fts , nqgoolso dobilholii maw maim no:mobil,. sod hodthy yodels koditm It bootOnss $ proilhotoily Who Obtains *wow scdoldos sea so at nisions!oto em, sad downslides ors lilt ea dies:bond kr ods 16 waitron* Hare!es mime (Aim moss Inparlie imp *ripping 'Simi "SW poN Wen: —*wady &pow of haaardaossataaamo $lll4 Me 1,4 m, *Sift A 4, ° - 91411408. aid paint. 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It can els° Include ditches used to convey storm watts from the end to a recentine lake, 'Ma, or stream. a Fels—A fat hydrant Is not pert tithe storm sewer systim. Water slowed from Iles hydrants is not storm water. but Is allicreed by L to enter the storm sewer system. Iron—A storm drain Inks Is pan of the storm WPM SYSIOnI. l'Allq People do not mitts that this is an opening loading to tho storm sewer system. Understand. Ins what storm drains look Mut may prevent pewit from using them as trash receptacies. Storm drains ate metal. framed openings at rho side/bottom at' a roertwar, Some lane grates air Own. 4 lline•—Aturb with ii stem drain foist is pert of the storm sewer system. As kt **case with a storm drain role (No. s), arrithhis that enters this drain will so directly to streams. rivers. and lairs without being treated Alert Anything that sow Into this inlet 04., trash, lures. hazardous materials) trawls rhumb toe waiving lake, river. ox stream without being treated first. Many communities stencil storm drains with "Do Not Dump" messages to let people know s Ibus—A storm sower outran is part of the storm sewer system. An °Wan is wham storm water drains horn the storm sorer system into a receiving lake. strum. or Wet. if there is a how from an outran when 0 isn't reining, there could be a problem with the system or someone has used a storm drain fbr 115 Sl7 disposing of m steam. di Falee—A toilet Is not part of the storm sewer system. *intimater from sinks and toilets In hogs* and businesses wan through a sewer system con. stnacted to carry sanitary wens in some lineman. okhar Communities miry haw a combined sewer system deterred to ceny both storm water and unfurl vosinii 7 Fail!—A septic system Is not pars or **storm war system. Hommvaars us* aspic tanks to manna sanitary wastes coil's. impoparly maintained septic systems can leak and contributo pollutants to the storm SWIM system, as well as dimity to Was, rlvtrs, and MIMS. I Felaa—ROads and Other paved Ames am not part of the storm NW* swam. Roads and other Mn}►ned wrfic« such as poking lots and sidewalks can accumulate pollutants (ag, oil, amass, ors, issues, trash, pet wastes) that toms water ivenhally washes Into the storm SOW Syllllll,l. 1 7- "T" - "U
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