Me is ding fp der? Storm water Irten precipitation that lows *cross the ground and pave ment when it rains or when snow and ke melt. The water seeps into the ground or drains into what we call slam sewers. These are the drains you see at street comes or at low points on the sides of stunts Whets*, the draking water is rri7FrrimingrviPwl UNig Is stone mks "91111 rale ewe forstil Storm water becomes a problem when it picks up debris. chemicals. dirt, and other pollutants as it lows or when it causes lloodins and croak*, of stream banks. Storm wars kavds ihrorii#l a netwolic of pipes and roadside ditches that make up storm sews systems. It eventu ally Sows &rattly to a lake. fiver, steam, wetland, or coastal water. Al of the pollutants storm water carries along the way empty into our wakes. top, because storm Inks does not set treated. --Pet wastes left on the ground get carried away by sierra water, adding hannfirl bacteria, parasites, and 411154111 to our water. —*hides drip &lids 04, pease. pack*, anaifretre. brake Maids, etc) onto pavement aces where storm water runoff carries them through out storm drains and into our waits —Oltenials used to vow and maintain beautiful lawns and sanders, if not used properly, an nn off into the storm drains when it rains of when we water 0w lawns and ganders. —Waste from chemkais and materials used in construdion can wash into the skim same system when it rains. Soil that erodes from construction sites causes awkomnental dewed& lion, induding herming Ish and sheilkh populations duit are important far recreation and our economy. What happen idles It rain? Rai► is an important part of nature's woks qde, but there are livens it can do more damage than pod. Problems Mated to storm water runoff can include: —Roam. caused by too much :tom+ water Sowing, mfor bard. erred stetson such as roads and parkin. lots, instead of soaking Mao the pound. —lncreases in spending an main taking storm drains and storm sews systems that become dogged with emissive dirt and debris. —Decreases in sport Ash popish.. lions because storm water carries sediment and poNutants that degrade important fish habitats. —More expensive treatment tech nologfies to remove harmful poliutants carried by skim water into our drirkirg supplies. --Closed bemires due to high levels of bactesia carried by storm water that make swimming unsafe. lilt tiirtfiir Illit0111(itlUll 011 SIU1111(1.1(iitg, visit: 1,1111110 (j1j1) 11. Hi t ! 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What makes up the slam smer system in your community? See if yau can identify whkh elements are port of the storm sewer system in this quit. (Answers are Wow.) The fiAllowing items ate part of lb* storm sewer system: O A dolt (Dm or kin) O A fro hydrant (Dos or kW) O A *servo draia iota (Ow or Fobs) • A cub With a storm drain Islet Moo or Ms) o A slam mow ovt 611 (Dye a Fake) • A toils. Mix or Folio) • A mimic spurn Ohs or Fobs) • Rods and other pond arms (Ow or Mot) Nom to Ted Voir Stan Sims %dem kyr; o boo—A ditch Is pert of the storm sow system. Mon peopla think that Ow system it just a series of underground pipet. It can also Include dachas used to convoy storm watw from the land b a nice/Wag lake, river, or stream. a klab—A Mt hydrant is not pm of ths mem sower sysw►rn. Water spraysiti from fko hydrants Is not storm watts. but Is bilontod by kw to sot* IN storm moose system s Trot-,A storm drain Inlet Is port of the storm Will system. Merry people do not Mira that this Is an opening lading to tha storm sewer system. Understand Mg what storm drains look Mks may prevent people horn using them as trash recssasclas. Storm drains art mirtel firmed openings at the side/bottom a toedway. Some have grates ow them. 4 Wire—Acerb with a storm drain inlet Is pert of the storm sewer system. As is thetas* with a atoms drain Inlet (N 4 si, anything that *Men thb drain Mil so directly to streams, *ars, and lakes without belng treated RM. Anything that goes Into this mist (e.g., trash, Neves. hazardous materlak) travels direct,/ to a necahring Wok dm. or MOM Witho4/1 being tressed first. Many communities stance sawn drains with "Do NOI Oump• messages to MI people know s Tint.—A storm sower outfall Is put of the storm swot system. An outfall Is where storm water drains from the storm sawn, system into a retaining lake, stream, or river. If there Is a kw from an althea when It isn't raining, awe could be a problem with the system or someone hes used a storm drain Fix lISSS disposing of rat stead. fp Oblee—A toast Is not pert of the $lOll/1 seam system. Illastameter from slabs sad toilets In hOsSai Ind bushman yawls through a sewer system con. savaged loony sanitary welts In some Instances, older COMMON.e amy have a combined sewer system designed to curry both storm water and amain west& y Fidee—A utak system is tux pert of the stone sews system. Homo:~ OW *optic mkt to manes, wary wastes oast*. Improperly maintained septic tweets can leak end contribute pollutants to the storm wog system, U wades directly to lakes, mem, and Weems. I Falso—Rosds and other paved areas am not part of die INOIM Wilt system. Roads and odor hardened NOE* such as corking loss and sidewalks can accumuisle pollutants (a. L. dl, prism <IN•i, leaves, nosh, pet was's.) that 11Comt rester evestualk washes Into the Mon sow este& I- I _ I rT'''n
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