Storm Water Management
After a heavy rain or snow, water either soaks into the ground or it flows over land and ends up in rivers and lakes such as Cedar Creek. When the latter occurs – called storm water runoff – it can take with it a lot of pollutants. While this is very natural process in urban areas, it causes very unnatural effects that negatively impact the quality of life we’ve come to value in Auburn. Specifically, storm water runoff:
- Affects water quality and purity
- Increases potential for flooding
- Increase bacteria levels in recreational waters
- Increases sedimentation and erosion
- Decreases aquatic life
- Changes—and even destroys—animal habitats
To preserve our water table and water quality, the city’s Storm Water Quality Management Program has several measures in place to ensure proper storm water management that ultimately protects public health, improves water quality, conserves resources and manages risk. Efforts include the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4), a system of pipes and ditches for conveying storm water, as well as programs to address storm water control measures required by the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Water Act and Indiana’s Rule 13.
Contact Us
Storm Water Quality Management Program
Todd M. Sattison
260.925.1714
tmsattison@ci.auburn.us
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Where Does Stormwater Runoff Go?
A message from the City of Auburn Water Pollution Control's Storm Water Program
