Catch & Release

 

The Stormwater Industry's Dirty Secret

If it’s too small, throw it back into the stream. This works for fish but not for sediment. Yet most stormwater BMPs do just that, releasing their previously-captured, sediment-bound pollution back into the urban runoff stream during intense storms. Only Stormceptor’s patented technology is proven to not release pollutants no matter how big the storm or how fine the sediment.

 

Overflow from storm drain

Recent studies by the University of Florida and University of Minnesota indicate the potential of some of our cities' expensive stormwater treatment systems to actually release previously captures pollutants directly into our waterways... Read more>>

 

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Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine - Pollutant release: A 'dirty secret' in Stormwater Treatment