There are many different ways to help manage stormwater. The link leads to information on how homeowners can install stormwater best management practices (BMPs). BMPs are methods for reducing and infiltrating stormwater runoff, a process through which the water is filtered by plants and permeates through the soil before it reaches our streams. These actions can greatly slow and reduce the volume of runoff generated by impervious surfaces.
- Rain Gardens and Rain Barrels
- PA Clean Streams Law
- Vegetated Swale (9 pages, 3.03 MB)
- Dry Well Seepage Pit (7 pages, 1.19 MB)
- Infiltration Bed (12 pages, 7.44 MB)
- Infiltration Trench (6 pages, 5.12 MB)
- Planter Box (7 pages, 5.05 MB)
- Rain Barrel (4 pages, 2.38 MB)
- Riparian Buffer Plantings (14 pages, 9.35 MB)
- Philadelphia Water Department's A Homeowner's Guide to Stormwater Management (32 pages, 1.75 MB)
- Less-Toxic Products for Pest Management (2 pages, 72 KB)
- 10 Safer Ways to Fight Pests (60 KB)
- Winter Deicing Tips (131 KB)
- How to Make a Rain Barrel (2 pages, 196 KB)
- Catch of the Day (1 page, 108 KB)
- GRASSCYCLING (2 pages, 120 KB)
- Canines for Clean Creeks (1 page, 76 KB)
- Car Washing Information (1 page, 4.84 MB)
- Septic System Information (1 page, 448 KB)
- Vehicle Maintenance Tips (1 page, 484 KB)
- Pet Waste Tips (1 page, 480 KB)
- Fertilizing Tips (1 page, 484 KB)
- 20 Ways to Protect Your Stream & Your Streamside Property (2 pages, 336 KB)
- Reducing Stormwater and Flooding (1 page, 440 KB)
- Managing Small Ponds (1 page, 396 KB)
- Stream Restoration (1 page, 636 KB)
- Managing Stormwater Facilities (1 page, 540 KB)
- Swimming Pool Water Discharge Guidelines