Derry township municipal authority bill pay12/26/2023 HOW DOES STORMWATER AFFECT PROPERTIES IN DERRY TOWNSHIP? Urban stormwater runoff is the number one source of surface water pollution in the United States. WHY IS STORMWATER SO IMPORTANT TO DERRY TOWNSHIP? Stormwater runoff can cause public safety hazards, health risks, and environmental threats. It flows directly into waterways such as Spring Creek, Swatara Creek and eventually the Susquehanna River. Unlike wastewater (sewage), stormwater runoff does not flow to a treatment plant. As water travels over these surfaces, it picks up dirt, trash, oil, grease, pesticides, fertilizers, pet wastes, and other pollutants and carries them all directly into our waterways. Stormwater runoff is rain or melted snow that flows over driveways, parking lots, roads, sidewalks, streets and roofs or any impervious surface that does not allow the water to infiltrate into the soil. Proper stormwater management is considered to be a crucial program that will protect the public health, properties, vital stormwater infrastructure assets, and downstream waterways from adverse effects that can result from stormwater runoff.
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