When it rains or snows, water reaches the Earth and has a few options for what happens next. Ideally, it would soak into the ground, be absorbed by plants, or used for drinking water. Less than ideally, it lands on a non-porous surface, can’t soak in, and turns into runoff that mixes with any pollutants on the land.
The Problem: In Medina County, there is not a system that intercepts stormwater runoff to clean it before it enters a stream. Any pollutants on the land can mix with rainwater or snowmelt runoff and enter streams unfiltered.
The Solution: Capture stormwater, slow it down, spread it out, and soak it in so it doesn’t become runoff.
Medina SWCD’s services for MS4 communities: