What is Storm Water?
Storm Water is water from either rain or snow melt that runs off streets, parking lots, roofs, yards, and other surfaces into storm water pipes, ditches and culverts. Storm Water ultimately winds up in the Wichita River, Holiday Creek, Plum Creek, or Lake Wichita.
Storm water runoff can be an environmental concern. Pollutants can enter surface waters such as our lakes, creeks, streams, and other natural waters when they are picked by storm water. Daily activities result in the deposit of pollutants on roads, lawns, roofs, and farms, which create polluted runoff when irrigation or precipitation events introduce the contaminants into the receiving waters
