Wading into the Weeds

There is such a wealth of information on stormwater and its impact on the environment that it's hard to keep organized, especially given the high level of overlap one topic has on another. The pages below try to parse the topics out into manageable pieces.

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Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Best Management Practices (BMPs) for stormwater cover a gamut of activities for homeowners, businesses, and commercial development that range from picking up your pet's poop to Low Impact Development.

For a practical list of things to do, read on.

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Water Quality

Water quality monitoring is a world unto itself. Two watersheds converge around Oak Island - the Lumber River and the Cape Fear River - that have distinctly different profiles but common problems. So if you want to know the skinny on turbidity, nitrogen and phosphorus levels, fecal coliform, and dissolved oxygen across the region - and its impact on local shellfish and nursery waters - read on.

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Definitions & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Don't know why a BOD is important to a TMDL? Are you baffled as what in the world is a Section 303(d) water? It's not Webster's Dictionary but it's close enough to help decipher the wild and wacky world of stormwater lingo. For more info, read on.

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