Our wastewater is cleaned and treated before it goes into the creek. Storm water runoff flows through the storm drain system and into the creek untreated.
Storm water collects, mixes and drains exposed material on the surface such as litter, trash, dirt, metals, oil, pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, paint, and other illicit discharges/improper disposals. Since storm water is not treated, these pollutants are directly discharged to our creeks, rivers, and other bodies of water.