Water Resources
Stormwater Management
Water is a non-renewable degradable resource. We
must treat it very
carefully.
Stormwater — precipitation from rain and snow — is our major source
of water. Stormwater management is important since it critically affects our
water quality and supply, as well as recreational activities like swimming and
fishing and a broad range of ecological areas.
Only about one percent of the water on earth is fresh water and available to support life. There is no new natural source — fresh water is constantly recycled.
Although non-point-source pollution (pollution from diffuse sources like run-off) has been recognized for decades as a major water quality problem, until recently our efforts have focused on point sources like sewage plant discharge pipes. As development has spread across the land, it has become clear that nonpoint sources, generally from stormwater, produce as much as half the pollutants in our surface and ground water.
- The ABCs of Stormwater
- Stormwater and Nonpoint Source Pollution Regulations and Programs
- State Requirements for Municipalities
- Stormwater Guidance Information from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP)
- New Jersey's Nonstructural Strategies Point System
- What Environmental Commissions Can Do
- Information Sources
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