Impacts
Regulations
Best
Management Practices
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Impacts
Ongoing
development around the state contributes significantly to the growing
impacts of stormwater. The buildings,
parking lots, roads and other impervious surfaces associated with
development lead to increased stormwater runoff. Stormwater runoff
from construction sites can cause soil erosion to occur at a rate
20 times greater than normal land use situations. More
Regulations
The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency set regulations on construction activities
to prevent contamination through a program known as the National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System. The Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality operates this program under the Texas Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System. More
Best Management
Practices
Best
management practices are intended to reduce the amount of pollutants
contaminating surface water bodies. Best management practices for
construction activities include erosion and sediment controls, and
stormwater management controls. More
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What
is stormwater?
Water
following a rain or snow storm that does not infiltrate the surface
is called stormwater.
Stormwater
has the potential to introduce new pollutants into surface water.
Stormwater
runoff from construction sites can cause soil erosion to occur at a
rate 20 times greater than normal land use situations.
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency regulates construction activity to
reduce pollutant amounts. Publications
Stormwater
Management
Russell A. Persyn, Molly Griffin and Amy T. Williams
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