Storm Water Management - Community Involvement

Storm water management ponds, can provide unique opportunities for fostering stewardship of the environment. In addition to providing storm water control, ponds can offer habitats for geese, turtles, and other wildlife.

Communities can enhance the ponds in their communities and make for cleaner local streams and the Chesapeake Bay by:

• picking up trash around the pond
• not dumping grass clippings or leaves on or into pond
• limiting the use of lawn fertilizers and herbicides on their lawns that can then run off into the pond
• not disturbing vegetated areas around the pond
• not discarding chemicals, such as antifreeze and motor oil, down storm drains
• not washing their cars in their driveways