Residential Stormwater
Install A Rain Barrel | Redirect Your Downspouts
Every downspout on your home can deliver up to 12 gallons of rainwater per minute during a heavy storm. In the combined sewer area, many downspouts are connected directly to the sewer, potentially pumping millions of gallons of water into the sanitary sewers when it rains. To...
Stormwater Management
Why We All Should Care: Each year 24 billion gallons of combined untreated sewage and stormwater are dumped in the Great Lakes. Many combined sewers, where sewage and stormwater are transported in the same pipe, were built over 100 years ago. Although they were approved when built,...