Report any suspicious discharge to security if it appears that it could or did enter the storm drain system. Security will then contact the appropriate response personnel.

The stormwater permit allows the discharge of some domestic water in the form of irrigation runoff and fire system flushing. In general, discharge of domestic water should be minimized. Large volumes should not be discharged to the storm drain without de-chlorination. Domestic water is now being disinfected with chloramines, a chemical that is extremely toxic to fish.

Local ordinances prohibit anything other than uncontaminated rain water from entering the storm drain system. Never pour anything into a gutter, street or storm drain.

Please call 408-730??'7260 and provide the location of the incident and a description of the discharge. Back to top

Its purpose is to prevent flooding of streets and highways by quickly and efficiently transferring rain water into creeks, and eventually the South San Francisco Bay.

Mandated by Congress under the Clean Water Act, the NPDES Storm Program is a comprehensive two-phased national program for addressing the non-agricultural sources of storm water discharges, which adversely affect the quality of our nation's waters. The Program uses the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting mechanism to require the implementation of controls designed to prevent harmful pollutants from being washed by storm water runoff into local water bodies.

Authorized discharges to the storm drain include rain, irrigation runoff, air conditioning condensate, fire system flushing, and groundwater. Rainwater that has collected in sumps, vaults and containments needs to be monitored and documented at the time of discharge. Only water that will not adversely impact San Francisquito Creek can be designated as an authorized discharge no matter the source.

There are four main reasons why the district has an ordinance prohibiting the use of water softeners that discharge salt down the drain. 1. Salt is a corrosive substance that prematurely damages pipes. 2. The district's wastewater collection and treatment facilities are not equipped to remove salt from sewer water and the district itself is regulated from allowing too much salt to pass through the treatment facilities. 3.

My sand filter is running at 2bar. Last summer it was 1.5. I have backed washed many times over the last couple of days.. any advice. Recheck the test, if the tablet stays white and the water is clear when the tablet has dissolved then the chlorine in the swimming pool has been used up, however if the tablet turns speckled pink but still dissolves clear then the high level of chlorine has bleached out the test.

Inhalation anthrax is not a water-borne disease. Even if millions of spores washed into drains and sewers, they'd be in solution with billions and billions of gallons of water and pose no measurable risk. For that matter, spores washed down your kitchen drain pose no measurable threat. Water might not kill the spores, but it spreads them out, and when they're spread out in water, they're not going to make you sick.

There are two types of storm drain system fees: the Storm Drainage Connection Fee and the Storm Sewer Service Charge. The Storm Drainage Connection Fee is essentially a one time fee that is assessed when a piece of property is first developed and is based on the type of usage planned for the property. If the property is subsequently redeveloped to a significantly different usage, an additional fee may be assessed.

Heavy metals paint thinner and paint products, motor oil, pesticides, fertilizers, human and animal feces, antifreeze, and dead animals - are all but a few examples of the pollutants typically found in the storm drain system.

Storm Drains Design at 410-887-3711 can provide information regarding design and scheduling of projects prior to construction. The Construction Contracts Administration at 410-887-3461 can provide information regarding construction status of a project.

Everyone should be concerned about storm water quality because what we put down the storm drain will eventually end up in our regional waterways. Read on for a more detailed explanation about why grass clippings, etc are so harmful to stormwater.

A catch basin or storm drain is a curbside drain with the sole function of collecting rainwater from our properties and streets, and sending it, via underground piping, to local waterways. Storm drains can also be found in parking lots and serve the same purpose. In the City of Stockton and surrounding County areas, that water never goes to the sewer treatment plant to be cleaned, but flows directly into our creeks, sloughs, rivers and the Delta.

Under a contract which began Aug. 1, 2003, the City has a signed agreement OMI Thames Water Stockton, to maintain the municipal sewer system and the storm drain system.

Motor oil, other auto fluids, pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, trash, paint products, pet waste, leaves, grass clippings, soapy water from washing vehicles in driveways and parking lots, are but a few of the pollutants found in the system.

Paint thinner and paint products, motor oil, pesticides, Styrofoam cups, paper, human and animal feces, antifreeze, golf balls, dirty diapers, and dead animals are but a few of the pollutants found in the system on a daily basis.