At least 50% of the water quality problems in the United States result from stormwater runoff. Stormwater, such as rain and snowmelt, should infiltrate into the ground, but with urban landscapes increasing the amount of impervious surfaces, the stormwater runs off into local waterbodies.
Natural vs. Urban landscape runoff and infiltration
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