Stormwater Treatment Cleans the Water Supply
Without proper stormwater treatment, our rivers and water supply would be easily polluted. When it rains in big cities like New York, the water that runs toward the city's drains during a storm picks up all kinds of contaminates like litter, gasoline and chemicals. Stormwater treatment is the process of removing contaminates from water after it rains. Without stormwater treatment, these contaminates would go directly into the water supply, making it unfit for human consumption. In major cities like New York, stormwater filters are installed along the city's drainage system to prevent harmful substances from going into lakes and streams.