Water Quality Problems

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA), 40 percent of our nation’s waterways remain polluted and storm water runoff is a leading source.

Storm water pollution can occur when it rains, as oil, salt, litter, soil, fertilizer and pesticides are washed into nearby street drains. Most of these drains empty directly into the streams and rivers that we use for fishing,swimming and boating, resulting in unusable, polluted waterways.