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Linking Sprawl And Water Quality

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Ashwani Vasishth
17 November 2005 - 5:00am

A new study finds links between suburban sprawl and storm water runoff.

"If you build it, more pollution will come... That is the conclusion of a study released Monday by two environmental groups, which makes a link between suburban sprawl and storm water runoff...

Environmental experts say storm water runoff is typically contaminated with four types of pollutants: oil and grease; animal waste; pesticides and fertilizers; and dirt, sand and road salt. In Macomb County, those contaminants make their way across land or through drains to rivers and streams, and eventually to Lake St. Clair."

Full Story: Study: Water quality suffers with sprawl
Source: The Macomb Daily, November 16, 2005
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