Stormwater, Illicit Discharges and Water Quality

7:00 to 9:00 PM September 21, 2006, Brighton Town Hall auditorium

2300 Elmwood Avenue, Brighton

Does the term Stormwater get you to thinking of New Orleans and hurricane Katrina? We experienced a number of summer storms this year with heavy downpours that could have overwhelmed "the system". What does stormwater mean to the environment and water quality in Monroe County? Andy Sansone who is a Senior Industrial Waste Technician with the Monroe County Department of Environmental Services will present a program on Monroe County’s work to reduce storm related pollution. Most municipalities in the county have been working to comply with the new EPA Stormwater Phase II regulations. These regulations are intended to reduce non-point source pollution to the waters of the U.S. from such sources as construction sites and illicit discharges.

Andy has been working to track down these "illicit discharges", which are illegal dumping or cross connections of household wastewater to stormsewers or streams. His detective work has produced immediate results.

The program's focus on stormwater (and its accompanying non-point source run-off) will help us to think of ways that we as residents can reduce the impact of stormwater on water quality.

This program is free and open to the public.