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Stormwater management
The EPA is responsible for the control of stormwater pollution through the Environment Protection Act 1993 (EP Act). It provides the regulatory
Understanding stormwater
Urban stormwater Stormwater, or rainwater runoff, is rainwater that runs off land and moves away from the area where it originally falls. In urban
Your legal obligations
Your legal obligations The EPA is responsible for the control of stormwater pollution through the Environmen t Protection Act 1993 (EP Act
Businesses
Stormwater pollution prevention Any site where business activities occur (industrial, retail, commercial) will typically have large impervious
Water quality
quality monitoring, science, regulation planning and management. Stormwater Stormwater , or rainwater runoff, is rainwater that runs off land
Around the home
In your home you can take a number of actions to reduce the pollutants and volume of stormwater that leave the property. Remember the cumulative
Beach alert
% of the time. However, the water quality at beaches can be impacted by rainfall which flush stormwater into the sea leaving discoloured water especially around
Catchment to Coast (metropolitan Adelaide
onground action, signage at specific sites and some monitoring to inform managers of stormwater on how to best reduce sediment, coloured dissolved
Building & construction
Stormwater pollution prevention Activities undertaken in the building and construction industry have the potential for significant stormwater