Many surfers said they would avoid the water because of concerns about bacteria from storm run-off.

An intercepting sewer system to handle storm run-off is also a part of the river wall structure.

American Rivers believes the development could lead to land erosion along the river and more storm run-off while harming the region's biodiversity.

Also well documented is the positive effect urban forests have on reducing storm run-off and inner-city noise pollution.

Horse Hills Creek, storm run-off evaluation for the watershed.

Further improvements are expected when work starts on curbing pollution from storm run-off from farmland.

A leaky dam lined with red mud for the slow infiltration of collected storm run-off could replace evaporation ponds.

Although contaminants from the major industrial complexes along the bay contribute substantially to bay pollution, most is the result of storm run-off from various commercial, agricultural, and residential sources.

The Proponent predicts that peak flow rates will be lower than baseline conditions during operation, closure and post closure due to the retention and/or attenuation of storm run-off within the storage facility.

Project Description West Park Creek, a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River near Drayton Valley, has been has been impacted since the 1950sby urban storm run-off and forestry operations.

Areas where lift stations had been constructed (Virden Creek and East 7th Street ) to pump this storm run-off into the swollen river remained largely dry (the east and north sides of down-town).

The society said Northern Ireland continued to suffer from a combination of storm run-off carrying material like fertilisers and animal waste from farmland into the sea, as well as years of under investment in the sewage infrastructure.

In May last year, the group warned that storm run-off from city streets, farm land and combined sewer overflows was hampering efforts by Scottish Water and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) to improve bathing water quality.

An area of the west side of the down-town and an area near the former Rath Packing facility were impacted not directly by water coming from the river but were the result of storm run-off draining towards the river but then being trapped on the backside of the flood levy system.

Dogs, motorcycles and stormwater run-off incidents have been reported to Council, with no action being taken.

Assessment of different methods to remove nutrients from soil receiving stormwater run-off.

Swales and rain gardens can help reduce stormwater run-off.

The monument is equipped with a good drainage system to cater to the area's high stormwater run-off.

Left undeveloped, it will also benefit the environment by absorbing stormwater run-off," she says.

There were no overflows at the city's pumping stations, and excessive stormwater run-off is thought to be the cause.

Why stormwater has become a problem In the past, stormwater run-off was only of concern as it could cause flooding.

In 1952, the city built its first plant to treat wastewater, which included stormwater run-off as well as raw sewage.

In this location, stormwater run-off goes almost directly to a nearby creek that is a salmon and trout spawning stream.

Meanwhile, valuable stormwater run-off in adjacent catchments was only partially utilised by small stock dams.

A free-standing pergola can also be easily turned into a carport by adding a roof and stormwater run-off.

• Stormwater run-off is being controlled.

Even in urban areas where a reticulated service is available, rainwater tanks help conserve our water supply and reduce stormwater run-off.

Oil spills from the nearby tanker routes, coupled with stormwater run-off, are the main causes of a growing marine pollution problem.

High levels of stormwater run-off leads to localised flooding and silting in local creeks and rivers.

It called for, among other things, protecting wetlands and planting more trees, which will keep the city cooler and capture more stormwater run-off.

Chemical spills and urban stormwater run-off are unavoidable events in large cities and can affect marine invertebrates.

A existing 500 ML earth dam built in 1983 had never fully filled, receiving stormwater run-off only from its natural up-slope catchment.

Keywords: urbanization, risk management, stormwater run-off, integrated management, hydrological planning Source: Rev.

Other options to manage flooding include riparian corridor restoration, stream channel clearing and copying existing stormwater run-off behaviour.

In addition to managing stormwater run-off, green roof systems may also provide increased building insulation (thereby saving energy), improve ambient air quality, and have aesthetic appeal.

The objective of this is to reduce the impact of increased stormwater run-off on the drainage system and facilitate on-site storm-water infiltration.

Hydrapave our new permeable paving solution -Hydrapave is an ecological approach to managing stormwater run-off, suitable for residential and commercial applications.

Green roofs can provide a host of other benefits, that include improved stormwater run-off, smog reduction, energy efficiency, sound insulation, and health and recreation benefits.

Began a research project, in cooperation with Greenland Engineering, to examine the impacts of urban stormwater run-off on the natural benthic (aquatic bottom dwelling) community.