Non-point source pollution, unlike pollution from industrial and sewage treatment plants, can come from many different sources. Stormwater runoff carries pollutants into our streams, rivers, reservoirs and other bodies of water. These pollutants include:

• Excess fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides from agricultural and residential areas
• Oil, grease, and toxic chemicals from urban runoff
• Sediment from improperly managed construction sites, crop and forest lands, and eroding stream banks
• Salt from irrigation practices
• Bacteria and nutrients from livestock, pet wastes, and faulty septic systems

An estimated 60 percent of current water pollution is attributed to stormwater runoff. Non-point source pollution can contaminate drinking water, destroy wildlife habitat, close beaches, kill fish and cause many other serious environmental and public health problems. Every year, millions of dollars are spent to restore and protect areas damaged by non-point source pollutants.

Nonpoint Source Pollution/Stormwater Management Projects

• Nonpoint Source Pollution/Stormwater management
• Stormwater management systems or facilities
• Construction of regional basins
• Major stormwater system rehabilitation
• Replacement of existing storm drains
• Rehabilitation of tide gates
• Extension of outfall points
• Landfill closures
• Runoff control (manure/feedlots and stream bank stabilization/ restoration)
• New Landfills (Water quality/protection aspects)
• Salt domes
• Brown fields (Water quality/restoration)
• Equipment purchases (street sweepers, skimmer boats, outfall netting, aquatic weed harvesters, stream desnaggers, sewer cleaners)
• Environmentally, water quality sensitive land

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