Spill Prevention Control & Countermeasures (SPCC)

The amount of phosphorus in grass clippings generated from just one lawn mowing can produce up to 100 lbs. of unwanted algae if it ends up in our lakes and ponds. Leaf “litter” and landscape trash account for 56% of the phosphorus in urban stormwater, in addition to clogging storm drains and increasing debris in our streams and waterways.

With Spring officially here, we will start to see significant snow melt and potentially heavy rain storms. These storm events…