MS4 Community Education Materials - Why is this important?
What is MS4?
Please take a moment and view this video by PENN STATE.
Do you love puzzles?
If you are young at heart or have young ones, what better way to teach them by sitting down and trying to solve these puzzles.
If you do not have a printer at home, please stop by the office and we will be happy to print these puzzles for you.
MS4 Maze Puzzle - Click on Graphic Below to Download this Puzzle
MS4 - Word Search Puzzle - Click on Graphic Below to Download and Print this Puzzle
Guide to Green Stormwater Infrastructure by the Brandywine Conservancy
and the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance
One of the most effective ways to improve water quality in our streams, reduce the impacts of flooding and reduce erosion is to address stormwater runoff from new and existing development, roads, parking lots, commercial and residential lots. In the past, the building of stormwater infrastructure required catchments, pipes, and other “hard” infrastructure to move stormwater runoff as quickly as possible to the closest waterway. This resulted in a rush of stormwater into our streams during each rain event causing erosion, flooding, and the flushing of pollutants from the land and impervious surfaces directly into our waterways. The development of new Green Stormwater Infrastructure closely mimics natural systems to address these issues. Intended for landowners, HOA’s, developers, business owners, and municipal and government officials, this guide introduces 16 practices and encourages implementation.
Green Stormwater Infrastructure (GSI) is a form of stormwater management that mimics the natural water cycle by promoting infiltration at the source of stormwater runoff. Unlike gray stormwater infrastructure—designed to move stormwater as quickly as possible— GSI aims to treat stormwater at its source and then slowly and naturally absorb it into the soil or native vegetation or filters into the groundwater and streams. Compared to highly engineered gray conveyance systems, GSI is cost-effective, resilient, and provides communities with enhanced aesthetics and natural resource benefits. In addition to effectively managing stormwater, GSI also helps filter air pollutants, regulates temperatures, sequesters carbon, provides habitat, and reduces energy and water demands.
Please click here to read more on how you can implement some of these practices on your own property.
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