Stormwater Runoff

• Brown Water, Green Weeds
  Familiar Signs of Runoff Pollution.  This worksheet includes information about the effects of runoff pollution on streams and wildlife. Sediments and nutrients cause many of the problems we see in streams and lakes.
  storm.brownwater.pdf (255K) (GWQ003) (WT-459)
  
  
  
• Erosion Control for Home Builders
  Methods of preventing soil erosion during home construction, including a look at lawn sodding and seeding, silt fences and a sample erosion control plan.
  storm.erosio.pdf (300K)(GWQ001) (WT-457)
  
  
• New State Stormwater Rules:
  
  
  • What Municipalities Need to Know
    An eight page booklet explaining how to meet new state stormwater requirements.
    storm.stormwaterE&O.pdf (300K)(GWQ046) (WT-839)
    
    
  • Storm Water Detention Ponds Site Safety & Design
    This fact sheet discusses the potential safety hazards that can be associated with detention ponds, and techniques to reduce the risk of such hazards.
    storm.safety.pdf  (384 KB)(GWQ045)(WR-824)
    
    
    
• Polluted Urban Runoff - a source of concern
  A detailed look at urban runoff pollution with tips on how to prevent it.
  storm.urban.pdf (250K) (GWQ020) (WT-483 )
  
  
  
• Standard Erosion Control Plan
  For 1- and 2-family dwelling construction sites. This worksheet includes a site diagram template and a checklist of site characteristics, erosion control practices, and management strategies.
  storm.worksheet.pdf (102K) (GWQ001A) (WT-458)
  
  
  
• Stormie's Clean Water Tips Series
  A series of water quality fact sheets about stormwater runoff, featuring the character "Stormie." In portable document format (.pdf)
  
  
  
  • Storm Drain Stenciling - How You Can Prevent Water Pollution
    Explains how storm drains carry pollutants to nearby lakes and rivers, and describes how to organize a storm drain stenciling educational program in your community.
    storm.drain.pdf (149 K) (GWQ015) (WT-531)
    
    
  • Car Care for Cleaner Water
    Explains how cars contribute to water pollution and suggests 10 steps to minimize the impacts of cars on our waters.
    storm.carcare.pdf (167 K) (GWQ019) (WT-533)
    
    
  • Cleaning Up Stormwater Runoff
    Describes the pollutants washed into storm sewers and outlines stormwater management laws that apply to urban areas.
    storm.cleaning.pdf (106 K) (GWQ016) (WT-532)
    
    
  • Storm Sewers - The Rivers Beneath Our feet:
    Uses illustrations to show how storm sewers carry pollutants to streams and lakes, and offers suggestions to prevent runoff pollution.
    storm.sfb.pdf - front/back pages (175 K)
    storm.sewerin.pdf - inside illustration (4.9 MB) (GWQ004) (WR-460)
    
    
• Stormwater Basins- using natural landscaping for water quality & esthetics
  This twenty-two page informational publication is a primer on planting and managing native landscaping for storm water basins. It provides important information on how to get started and then carry through with a native plants landscaping plan for the basin.
  storm.basin.pdf  (2.33MB)(GWQ047)(WR-849)
  
  
  
• Wisconsin's Runoff Rules: What Farmers Need to Know
  A four page fact of what farmers need to know about DNR runoff rules in Wisconsin.
  storm.runoffrules.pdf (663KB)
  

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