Staying Engaged: The Value of Ongoing Stormwater Management
This Saturday the Carolina Panthers lost in a close battle with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A field goal would assure the Panthers a playoff birth. The problem, the clock was winding down. As the quarterback was deep in the Buc’s end zone, all hope seemed to disappear. Unfortunately, the Panthers could not pull off the win, but the announcer made a statement that is packed with truth, “The Panthers need to stay engaged.”
There is so much value in being engaged. The statement reminded me of a goal I have in our communities here in the upstate. When it comes to stormwater, STAY ENGAGED. To disengage is to guarantee defeat.
The risks of disengageing from stormwater concerns are high. To allow our detention ponds to over grow with vegetation, accumulate excessive sediment, and have failing pipes looses control of our stormwater runoff. When we become disengaged, we loose control of the quality and quantity of runoff that enters our watershed. This puts our drinking water at risk, this puts our lakes that we play in at risk, this puts our roadways and buildings at risk. Did you realize that stormwater runoff is not treated as it enters into our watershed? This places your personal engagement at a great value. Learn more about the flow of stormwater from your roof top to nearby streams in the informative video.
The federal, state, and local governments put stormwater regulations into place to protect the quality and quantity of runoff that reaches our water ways. These regulations are not in place to simply create hurdles in our lives. Regulations force property owners and communities to stay engaged. The win and loss columns in stormwater are not just about making a playoff. What we are talking about is the environment that our future generations will inherit from us. The ability to use and play in clean water should not be taken for granted.
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If you’re a property manager responsible for stormwater compliance, Buck Outdoors LLC provides inspections and maintenance for residential, commercial, and industrial properties across the upstate of South Carolina. Feel free to contact us if you have questions about your site in Oconee, Pickens, Anderson, Greenville, Spartanburg, Cherokee, Laurens, or Greenwood counties.