How does Stormwater Management help?
In urban and developed areas, impervious surfaces such as pavement, roofs, and other surfaces prevent precipitation from naturally soaking into the ground. Instead, water runs rapidly into storm drains, sewer systems, and drainage ditches and can cause flooding, erosion, turbidity (or muddiness), storm and sanitary sewer system overflow, and infrastructure damage.
The main purpose of stormwater management is to detain stormwater to remove/reduce pollutants and sediment that reach our streams and waterways and, where possible, reduce flooding and infrastructure damage.