It is Stormwater Awareness Week Through October 22, 2022
It is Stormwater Awareness Week, and as villagers, we can help our community this week and throughout the year. Stormwater Awareness Week offers residents an opportunity to learn how they can take small actions to make a big impact on protecting Springfield Lake. Some Important Information Rainwater is great for lawns and gardens but can be dangerous for streams and rivers. Stormwater can push common household items – such as trash, lawn fertilizer, or paint- into local waterways, threatening our environment and waterways. Stormwater is also responsible for approximately 60 percent of water quality problems in the state, including harmful algae blooms that regularly plague freshwater lakes. Stormwater is of concern for two main issues: one related to the volume and timing of runoff water and the other related to potential contaminants that the water is carrying, i.e. water pollution. It is the largest contributor of water quality pollution to the urban waterways in the US. The problem