Instead, stormwater runoff flows to catch basins while picking up contaminants like motor oil, animal waste and cigarette butts along the way. Storm sewers carry the dirty water to stormwater outlets ...

The practices below improve the quality and decrease the volume of stormwater entering our waterways. Storm drains (or catch basins) are the main way stormwater gets into the underground pipe system.

Their year-round dedication ensures our stormwater infrastructure operates efficiently, rain or shine. What Is a Catch Basin? Catch basins, also known as stormwater inlets, are structures designed ...

Using paint and stencils, volunteers mark educational messages on storm drains and catch basins that flow to nearby creeks, streams, lakes, coastal waters and ultimately the ocean. Painted messages ...

Westchester County police fished out thousands of envelopes of heroin worth about $30,000 from river and storm catch basins following felony drug arrests on the Hutchinson River Parkway earlier ...

Erie County Executive Brenton Davis addressed flooding during a news conference Friday, stressing the importance of clearing snow from street grates, where stormwater catch basins are located. “We’re ...