what is stormwater?
Stormwater is water that runs off impervious surfaces such as rooftops, roadways, driveways, parking lots, and other hard surfaces. All properties that have these features generate stormwater runoff.
In urban areas, stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces flows along the side of the road until it reaches a storm drain, which is an opening or grate in the curb. From there, the water flows through a series of underground pipes, open channels, or ditches until it reaches the nearest creek or stream. This water is not treated along the way so any pollutants (oil, trash, fertilizer, pesticides) it may be carrying are deposited directly into our local creeks and streams and eventually reach Lake Thunderbird.
get involved
Member cities of the Lake Thunderbird Watershed Partnership offer exciting volunteer programs for residents to become engaged in stormwater pollution prevention.
These programs provide families, civic groups, churches, and academic institutions the opportunity to be involved in an environmental program that helps protect our local waterways. The objective of these programs is to improve water quality, provide watershed-based environmental education, and increase community awareness.