EPA regulations have significantly reduced stormwater runoff pol-lution from industry and agriculture. The remaining battleground in many areas is urban runoff — lawns, streets, parking lots, and roofs all contribute their share of debris and pollutants, and the sheer number and variety poses a real challenge.With more than 60 inches of annual rainfall, the City of Boynton Beach, Fla., needed a comprehensive plan to ensure stormwater quality. “The creation of a formal Stormwater Utility, supported by fees based on our customers’ equivalent residential units (ERUs), has helped the city with the financial resources to do what we had to do,”
