Whatever you choose, did you know that the runoff can actually contribute to the water pollution in our county? Project Clean Water has ways to reduce that. Project Clean Water is an organization ...

“Municipal wastewater treatment has made incredible strides over the past 20 or 30 years, and other sources of pollution have been well controlled,” said John Kemmerer, regional associate ...

According to the EPA, more than 70 percent of water pollution comes from rainwater runoff. Excess water from increased storms and flooding in some parts of the US could make stormwater runoff even ...

AquiPor Technologies paver bricks absorb runoff water and pollution from rainwater runoff. Started in 2015, the Spokane, Washington-based company creates technology solutions for climate ...

While urban areas cover only 3 percent of the U.S., it is estimated that their runoff is the primary source of pollution in 13 percent of rivers, 18 percent of lakes and 32 percent of estuaries.

The pollution is most often caused by stormwater runoff and sewage overflow, causing the water to be overrun by disease-causing bacteria, said NRDC water program director Steve Fleischli.

But an ongoing study at Duke University, the City and its River project, is tackling this problem in Durham’s Ellerbe Creek, which faces intense pollution from urban runoff.

Shifting gears from runoff to water usage, this detail company is mindful of how important water is in our drought-prone county. Compared to most commercial car washes that on average use up to 40 ...