What Is The Purpose of Monitoring Stormwater?
You have applied for permits for water board – but the general public might not know what this is. The initial thought might be “water boarding,” which is COMPLETELY different. No, things like this are for monitoring stormwater and other things.
Now, that naturally leads to the question of what exactly is the purpose of monitoring stormwater in the first place?
What is Stormwater
Stormwater is the runoff from intense rain or melting snow. However, it’s not the pristine liquid one might envision. It contains elements that can contribute to a range of issues, from erosion to pollution and even flooding.
In certain cases, this could lead to significant damage to residents’ properties. Post such scenarios, as a homeowner, it might become imperative to enlist the services of companies like Protegrity Restoration (or a similar service provider) to handle storm-related repairs. To prevent recurrent incidents of this nature, it’s prudent to remain updated via relevant agencies for timely storm alerts and their respective intensities.
Ask Your Local Environmental Agency
This is not something that you have to do alone. You can contact your local agency and have them walk you through what you need to. They also can have the supplies that you need to use.
By enlisting the aid of these agencies, you can confidently do your part to help keep things pollution free. Usually, you have to do this before a big storm and afterwards, so that they can compare the two samples of stormwater.
Do This As Often As Your State Says You Should
Most of the time, you should do this twice a year. Major storms qualify. This way, they can keep track of what is going on with the water around your area.
Once you send the two samples, they can then see what the pollutants are and where it might be around your property. Once they are able to narrow the cause down and see if you can remove it to rid yourself of the problem.
There are a lot of uses for stormwater runoff and it can help those who have green aspirations. It can help with irrigation, and other things. They just want to make sure that the stormwater is safe to use and will not be dangerous to the environment of others around it.
It doesn’t take much effort to get the samples of your stormwater. Ultimately, it will help you, the environment, and the people around you. That makes it worth doing.
Author Bio-
Building off over 3 decades of experience from working with his father Jim Mayfield (Mayfield Enterprises, Inc.), James mastered the industry in Foremanship for over 15 years on HAZMAT and Superfund Sites throughout Southern California. Among many other partners, we has worked with Project Navigator, RE Solutions, Crew Grading Inc., WSP, SCS Engineers, TRC Corporation, GeoSyntec, NV5 Environmental, Entact Corp, Waste by Rail, Michael Baker, ERRG, O&M Corp, Largo Concrete, B&D Construction, Xebec, WorkSmart, JLL Enterprises, Mayfield Enterprises, Inc., Arcadis, and more. In addition to being a Stanford-educated Professor with over 30 publications and books in several languages (see Academic Resume), James’ real passion lies in Construction-related Project Management, Environmental Cleanups, HAZMAT, Excavation, and Field Labor. We are also Minority-Owned. James Mayfield is a Native American citizen of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska.
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