Stormwater Pollution

We can easily improve stormwater runoff quality by reducing the things we put on the land!

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Solutions to Reducing Dirty Stormwater Runoff

  • Keep the land clean - pick up trash and dog waste, reduce garden and lawn chemicals and salt use, fix leaking vehicles. 
  • Keep the rain where it fall to reduce runoff before it starts:
    • Rain barrels
    • Rain gardens
    • Native plants with long roots that help water infiltrate
    • Trees hold hundreds of gallons of water on their leaves until it evaporates. Their root systems also help water infiltrate into the ground.

Learn more about Shorewood's plan to manage stormwater and find details on these practices at the MMSD's Fresh Coast Guardians website.