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Article: Sweeping away pollution: what sweepers should know about the EPA's storm water runoff rules.(Environmental Protection Agency)(National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System)(Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan)(National Pavement Expo West)
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- Pavement Magazine
- Article date:
- February 1, 2005
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Storm water runoff is a huge source of pollution in the nation's waterways. In most cities, storm water is not treated, unlike the sewer system. This means everything storm water picks up before entering storm drains--litter, silts, oils off the streets, fertilizers off of lawns--is deposited straight into a community's rivers, lakes, and streams. Aware of the threat storm water poses to the country's water system, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set up the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water Program to protect the country's waterways from pollution.
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