Stormwater management has many critical goals: protect local bodies of water, eliminate soil erosion and damage to structures, return as much water as possible to the aquifer, and eliminate harmful runoff contaminants.Ellen Gilinsky, senior advisor for the U.S. EPA Office of Water, explains the task of stormwater management in simple terms: “Whether you’re in an urban environment, or an agricultural environment, you need to realize that stormwater runoff isn’t just water — there’s everything from hydrocarbons to metals in that mix, and you just can’t allow that stuff to reach local streams, rivers and lakes. Stormwater is pervasive, so we
