Storm Water Filter - The Easy Way to Protect the Environment From Pollutants in Storm Water Runoff

Storm Water Filter - The Easy Way to Protect the Environment From Pollutants in Storm Water Runoff

Storm water runoff poses a great threat to the groundwater supply and the environment. That's because it is easily contaminated by chemicals that are swept away along with it. Read on for how to use a storm water filter to solve that problem.

And yes, the storm water filter really is an easy solution. The threat posed by the storm runoff lies in the fact that it sweeps up all sorts of contaminants that have dripped onto the ground over time, and flushes them into the ground water.

How to prevent that? Well, the water goes into storm drains, and so they way to stop any contaminants from polluting the water, you'll simply plug in a storm drain filter insert into the drain. This will keep sediment out of the ground water, along with any other pollutants that might otherwise enter the water system.

The pollution caused by storm runoff has become an ever more pressing concern at the local as well as the national level, and with good reason. Fortunately, the use of storm water filters will help prevent pollution problems by removing any waste materials from the rain water before it enters the water system.

Among the various options is a storm drain filter insert called the Drain Guard. It's a simple device that has been specifically designed to fit most typical catch basins, where it is held securely in place by the metal grate. This way, it can remove all sorts of pollutants, from oil, grease, debris, litter, as well as coarse sediments from the water that flows through it.

Among the major sources of storm water pollution are parking lots. That's because cars - and any trucks that might be there - often leak oil, coolant, grease, and other chemicals onto the ground, which could then be swept away into catch basins when it rains. Unfortunately, those catch basins are designed to drain into rivers, lakes, streams, and the ground water, where the pollutants can cause great problems.

So if you're in charge of a parking lot, or any areas where cars and trucks are stored or serviced, you should check into storm water filters to protect the groundwater. The same is true for industrial plants and even for construction sites.

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