In developed areas, hard surfaces like roads, roofs, driveways and parking lots prevent water from seeping into the ground. Instead, stormwater runoff flows to catch basins while picking up ...

This program increases awareness of stormwater pollution and stewardship of the environment throughout the University populace. The program discourages illegal dumping into catch basins on University ...

Rainwater and snowmelt on Western's campus flow into the storm drain system through curb inlets and catch basins. All dirt, oil, trash, and salt from roads, parking lots, and sidewalks are also swept ...

Storm drains (also known as catch basins) are the main way stormwater drains from our ... If storm drains are frozen and water is pooling on streets we use specialized boiler equipment that pushes out ...

Maintenance of storm water catch basins at the facilities connected to discharge points to the river. Catch basin maintenance programs are effective measures to prevent sediment and other pollutants ...

While we sit in the middle of hurricane season, WDSU looks into what the city is doing to keep us above water ... be ready if a storm hits. Right now, there are 72,000 catch basins across the ...