Archive for the ‘ Water ’ Category

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STORM WATER PROGRAM RESOURCES

Best Management Practices (BMP) Brochures
What is NPDES?
RV-Sewage Disposal Guide
LA Regional Water Quality Control Board
Heal The Bay
Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission

Did you know that Polliwog Park is an important environmental resource? Signs like the one shown on the left are located a various places throughout the City and highlight ways people can prevent storm water pollution.  [...]

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What is Storm Water?

Did you know thought that run-off water from storms and other sources runs directly to the ocean without benefit of any treatment. For this reason, operators of storm drain systems (like the City of Manhattan Beach) must comply with the conditions of what is known as the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Some [...]

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STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION

Storm water from urban runoff is one of the leading causes of pollution in creeks, rivers, and lakes. In fields and forests, most rain is absorbed by the soil or is taken up by plants and trees. However, developed areas contain many impermeable surfaces like roofs, parking lots, and streets. In developed areas, rainwater often [...]

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Water pollution is a complex issue

Water pollution is a complex issue - from the source of poluution to its impacts, both short-term and long-term on human and other species that depend on water. Point and non-point sources of pollution have a profound impact on the degree of pollution, and many times the actual causes are hidden behind more ‘visible’ causes. [...]

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Water Pollution Prevention

The SFPUC Water Pollution Prevention Program works to keep pollutants from entering the City’s sewer system and street storm drains. The program’s efforts help reduce the amount of pollutants entering the San Francisco Bay and Pacific Ocean which surround our great city.
Like preventive medicine, water pollution prevention saves resources, time and money by acting on [...]

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