Control of Street Runoff & Pollutants

Project: Stormwater System Evaluation & Maintenance (Catch Basin Cleaning Study) (U2-08F) Project #: U2-08F Lead Agency: Farmington Hills Status: Complete

Project Description:The project inventoried, developed, and implemented a variety of maintenance and cleaning programs for catch basins within a 2,200 acre area consisting primarily of residential, commercial, and highway land uses.

Demonstration Aspect:The results of this pilot study were used to demonstrate the costs and benefits of this type of program for stormwater management and control. The project demonstrated the effectiveness of reducing floatable and suspended solids through regular maintenance of storm sewer catch basins. The summary report from this project was distributed to other stormwater advisory groups within the watershed to demonstrate the potential effectiveness of this type of program.

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Other Sources of Grant Funding: Federal Funding Sources for Watershed Protection

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The Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project is funded, in part, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Grants #XP995743-01, -02, -03, -04, -05, -06, -07 and C-264000-01.