NYPIRG's Watershed Protection Campaign




			STORMWATER Stormwater is the largest source of pollutants, such as road salt, heavy metals, gasoline, nutrients, and antifreeze, in the drinking water supply. Because it does not come from a single source, pollution from surface water runoff is hard to detect and control. It is also more damaging to fish, wildlife and their habitat as well as drinking water supplies. Impervious surfaces are nearly 100% hydrologically active-meaning they generate surface runoff- and usually involve permanent impacts to the land that result in the land not being able to be returned to its natural state. Once an impervious surface is constructed, it will affect the quantity, velocity and quality of stormwater resulting in impacts to nearby waterbodies. NYPIRG Home Page • NYPIRG Environment Page • Watershed Page
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