Pollution and Stormwater

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Difference between Pollution and Stormwater

Pollution vs. Stormwater

Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Stormwater, also spelled storm water, is water that originates during precipitation events and snow/ice melt.

Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Biofilter

Biofiltration is a pollution control technique using a bioreactor containing living material to capture and biologically degrade pollutants.

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Clean Water Act

The Clean Water Act (CWA) is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.

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Constructed wetland

A constructed wetland (CW) is an artificial wetland to treat municipal or industrial wastewater, greywater or stormwater runoff.

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Low-impact development (U.S. and Canada)

Low-impact development (LID) is a term used in Canada and the United States to describe a land planning and engineering design approach to manage stormwater runoff as part of green infrastructure.

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Nonpoint source pollution

Nonpoint source (NPS) pollution is a term used to describe pollution resulting from many diffuse sources, in direct contrast to point source pollution which results from a single source.

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Sewage

Sewage (or domestic wastewater or municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produced from a community of people.

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Surface runoff

Surface runoff (also known as overland flow) is the flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flows over the Earth's surface.

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Surface water

Surface water is water on the surface of the planet such as in a river, lake, wetland, or ocean.

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United States Environmental Protection Agency

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the United States federal government for environmental protection.

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Urban runoff

Urban runoff is surface runoff of rainwater created by urbanization.

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Wastewater

Wastewater (or waste water) is any water that has been affected by human use.

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Water pollution

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities.

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Water quality

Water quality refers to the chemical, physical, biological, and radiological characteristics of water.

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