What's the Big Deal? Illicit Discharge Detection
What’s the big deal with Non-Point Source (NPS) pollution?
Most pollutants carried in stormwater (illicit discharges) are called “non-point source (NPS) pollutants”. An NPS pollutant comes from many sources rather than a single concentrated source like an industrial plant. While point-source pollutants are regulated, non-point source pollutants are far more challenging to control.
As a result, stormwater pollution (or NPS pollution), is now the biggest threat to water quality in the United States. While each individual pollutant source might seem small, the pollutants add up once they are washed into the same place – our stormwater drainage systems.
While this may sound scary, there’s good news…
Our actions are the solution to NPS Pollution!
Check out the video below to learn more NPS pollution and prevention.In the same way that small pollutant sources add up to cause a big problem, small actions to prevent pollution can add up to big reductions in the amount of NPS pollution entering our environment.
