December 2, 2015

Success

The

job

is not

finished

Regulating industrial facilities and sewage treatment plants will solve the problem

Clean Water Act

Emphasis

On Industry

Emphasis

on sewers

Additional regulations On Industry

Beginnings of

Stormwater Regulations

Additional

regulations on sewers

These investments have been highly successful

Water quality is better…but pollution persists

Lake

Michigan

2013!

South Haven Beach

Runoff from rainfall is now the main cause of our persistent water pollution problems

Sewage Overflow Cleanup

Rainfall Runoff

Industry Clean up

Sewage cleanup

Cleaner Water

Pure Michigan

Dirt

Harmful Bacteria

Phosphorus

Nitrogen

Lead

Zinc

Other metals

Then, rainwater

becomes a

source of

pollution

80

20

200

1,500

1

10

100

1000

10000

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5Acceptable TSS Treated Wastewater

Untreated Wastewater Stormwater Runoff

Old Problem Industry

Municipal Sewage

New Problem Rainfall runoff

Large volumes of rainwater

X

Many rainfalls

=

Water pollution problem

Pure Michigan

is all about

water as an

economic asset

Tourism

Boating Swimming

Fishing

Agriculture

Business Attraction

Drinking Water

Increased Property

Values

We invest in controlling pollution generated whenever it rains to protect our own economic prosperity

Managing Rainfall Runoff

Pure Michigan

Our Actions

do not yet reflect the new realities that science

reveals

… we are living the old reality, the cost of managing rainfall runoff only includes flood control

…how we pay those costs is hard to see

…continued perception that rainfall runoff is harmless

…reluctance to confront now paying for what seemed to be free

We must manage rainwater to protect our rivers, streams, and the Great Lakes

Acting to manage rainwater is investing in our own economic prosperity

Transparency – so that property owners know what they are paying for and how much it costs

Equity – so that property owners only pay their fair

share for the service they use

Cost effectiveness – so that property owners know

that their money is being used wisely

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