Pollution, Flooding, and Erosion
Our Kitsap communities are great places to live, but stormwater runoff damages our streams, lakes, wetlands, and shorelines. Salmon and other critters depend on these natural surface waters to live and thrive. Stormwater damages surface waters mainly in two ways: pollution picked up from our daily activities and the erosion caused by the rush of water from paved areas.
Stormwater runoff contains metals, gasoline, sediment, pathogens, and nutrients from our everyday activities. Recognized as a major threat to Puget Sound's health, we can all take action to ensure that new development is built to minimize damage, retrofit aging systems, and protect lands that provide many ecosystem benefits. We all play a part in cleaner runoff.
