Looking Glass River Watershed Management Plan - Greater ...
Looking Glass River Watershed Management Plan - Greater ... Looking Glass River Watershed Management Plan - Greater ...
Detergents are becoming a serious threat of contamination to storm water. Detergents are the soaps people use to wash their cars, which are carried to waterbodies through storm drains. Once detergents enter a water body they cause excessive algae growth. As the algae begin to decompose, it creates an oxygen-deficient environment. Detergents/soaps also alter the aquatic environment and destroy the mucus layer in fish that protects them from parasites. Washing vehicles on lawns or other pervious surfaces will help reduce the rate at which detergents enter the storm drain. Table 5-5 Detergents: Sources and Causes Sources Residential Car Washing Commercial Car Washing Cleaning Agents Used Outside Cause Lack of Buffer Poor Construction Poor Maintenance Lack of Ordinance Lack of Enforcement Lack of Buffer Poor Construction Poor Maintenance Lack of Ordinance Lack of Enforcement Photo Courtesy of Tetra Tech, 2005 5-16 Looking Glass River Watershed April 2007
Nitrogen and phosphorus nutrients are crucial elements for aquatic systems when they exist in low concentrations. When concentrations are found in excess, negative impacts are exerted on receiving waters, such as excessive plant growth. Excessive plant growth leads to increased plant decomposition as the plants start to die off. The decomposition process consumes oxygen. Thus increased nutrients lends to oxygen depletion. Nutrient concentrations are found to be directly connected to land use, with urban and agricultural land uses introducing the highest loads and annual rainfall amounts. More annual rainfall results in a greater magnitude of nutrient concentrations. Nitrogen is reported in four concentration forms. Nitrate (NO 3 ), nitrite (NO 2 ), total nitrogen (Total N), and total Kjeldhal nitrogen (TKN). Phosphorus is measured using either total phosphorus (Total P) or soluble phosphorus (phosphates) (CWP, March 2003). Table 5-6 Nutrients: Sources and Causes Sources Livestock Manure Storage Animal Waste (Non-Agricultural) Failing Septic Systems Leaky Sanitary Sewer Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs) Sanitary Sewer Overflows (SSOs) Fertilizer Use (Non-Agricultural) Atmospheric Deposition Agricultural Runoff Increase in Naturally Occurring Sources Residential Yard Waste Dumpsters Golf Courses Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) Cause Unrestricted Access Lack of Buffer Poor Design Poor Construction Poor Maintenance Pet Owners Not Picking Up Waste Wildlife Lack of Buffer Poor Design Poor Construction Poor Maintenance Poor Design Poor Construction Poor Maintenance Function of Design Criteria Increased Development Unnecessary Inflow Excessive Infiltration Storm Water Inflow Increased Development Fertilizer Application Lack of Buffer Causes Not Appropriate for this Plan but Education Needed Poor Nutrient Management Lack of Buffer Loss of Wetlands Poor Maintenance Poor Design of Facility Poor Construction Poor Maintenance Fertilizer Application Lack of Buffer Plant Effluent Limits Poor Design Poor Maintenance Section 5: Stressor Summary 5-17
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Detergents are becoming a serious threat of contamination to storm water.<br />
Detergents are the soaps people use to wash their cars, which are carried to<br />
waterbodies through storm drains. Once detergents enter a water body they<br />
cause excessive algae growth. As the algae begin to decompose, it creates an<br />
oxygen-deficient environment. Detergents/soaps also alter the aquatic<br />
environment and destroy the mucus layer in fish that protects them from<br />
parasites. Washing vehicles on lawns or other pervious surfaces will help<br />
reduce the rate at which detergents enter the storm drain.<br />
Table 5-5 Detergents: Sources and Causes<br />
Sources<br />
Residential Car Washing<br />
Commercial Car Washing<br />
Cleaning Agents Used Outside<br />
Cause<br />
Lack of Buffer<br />
Poor Construction<br />
Poor Maintenance<br />
Lack of Ordinance<br />
Lack of Enforcement<br />
Lack of Buffer<br />
Poor Construction<br />
Poor Maintenance<br />
Lack of Ordinance<br />
Lack of Enforcement<br />
Photo Courtesy of Tetra Tech, 2005<br />
5-16 <strong>Looking</strong> <strong>Glass</strong> <strong>River</strong> <strong>Watershed</strong> April 2007
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