The proposed watershed management plan is a multi-phase stromwater management project that addresses both flood protection and water quality issues. This first phase will collect data, evaluate the watershed, identify flood prone areas and water quality problems and evaluate potential solutions. Identification of erosion areas and evaluation of erosion control methods will be a major element of the project. Future phases will include the design, permitting, land acquisition and construction of solutions to identified stormwater management problems. Benefits to Clearwater Harbor will be reduced sediment and pollutant loads.
Storm water is water that flows over land during and immediately after a rainstorm.
The Environmental Protection Agency has identified stormwater runoff as our most serious water quality problem today. Pollutants associated with stormwater runoff include sediment, nutrients, heavy metals, oils, greases, pesticides and bacteria. Without proper treatment in developed areas, these pollutants in runoff adversely impact the quality of the receiving water. The City shall complete the project no later than Nov. 30, 2003.