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Reining in Runoff : A Citizen’s Guide to Protecting our Water Resources from Runoff Pollution
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services Bureau of Water, Watersheds, Nonpoint Source, and Adopt-a-Stream Section Harborwatch, Inc.
South Carolina Department of Environmental Services Bureau of Water, Watersheds, Nonpoint Source, and Adopt-a-Stream Section
Harborwatch, Inc.
Abstract
The next time it rains, imagine what happens when the water hits the ground and flows away. Water flowing across streets and parking lots picks up dirt, trash, oil, grease, bits of rubber tires, animal waste, and other things left behind by motor vehicles, people, and animals. Rain falling on construction sites, farmland, timberland, and bare earth becomes muddy with sediment. When not managed properly, golf courses, agricultural fields, home gardens, and lawns may add fertilizers and pesticides to stormwater runoff. Septic tanks in water-logged areas can contribute sewage to the runoff. All of this mixes together and flows away as polluted runoff. Everyone, in one way or another, is likely to be part of the problem. This means that everyone can also be part of the solution! This handbook is a guide to the major causes of the problem, and what individuals, families, and community groups can do to rein in runoff pollution. It’s up to us!
Issue Date
2025-03
Keywords
Runoff--South Carolina, Water--Pollution--South Carolina
Type
Document
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