WHY CARE ABOUT STORM WATER AND URBAN RUNOFF?
Storm water is the water that flows through gutters and into storm drains when it rains. During dry weather, water also flows into gutters and storm drains as a result of pavement washing, runoff from excess lawn irrigation, residential car washing, and other activities. Unlike the wastewater that flowsthrough the sanitary sewer system to the Water Pollution Control Facility, water that flows through the storm drain systemis not treated. It is releaseddirectly to local waterways. In Woodland, storm water is conveyed from west to east, by gravity, through canals and pipes to a pump station, where it is pumped into a canal that flows from the Yolo Bypass to the Tule Canal, which feeds the Sacramento River.Click here to view the storm water flow diagram for Woodland. Rain water and dry-weather runoff pick up many kinds of pollutants as the water flowsacross pavement and landscaped areas and carries them into the storm water system and then to waterways. Trash, yard clipping debris, and ot
