None of my water goes into the storm drains. Why do I have to pay a Stormwater Utility Fee?
Eventually all basins drain to the Mississippi River and Rock River, even if it is only the rainwater caught in your or your neighbor’s backyard or ravine. Your property is also likely to generate runoff in a “severe” rain storm, even if the ground absorbs it during “normal” events. In any event, you always benefit from adequate, properly-functioning drainage and flood control systems which decrease the likelihood of flooding, erosion, and unlimited pollutants from surface and stormwater runoff. You also benefit from the regulation and monitoring of the properties above and around you. Finally, efforts to monitor and protect the river provide benefits to everyone.
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- None of my water goes into the storm drains. Why do I have to pay a Stormwater Utility Fee?
