The 90-Day Plan: DAY 53

DAY 53

MINIMIZE EROSION

Too much water can be a bad thing!

ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT EROSION! 

By reducing the amount of water that flows from your property and ensuring that it is absorbed into the ground instead of flowing into storm drains, you will play an important role in reducing flash floods downstream which cause a substantial amount of erosion.

Planting native grasses in exposed areas helps to retain water and slow erosion.

Also, when you are hiking or biking--please stick to designated trails and do your best to tread lightly. Challenge: Reducing the amount of imermeable surface on your property by installing bricks, gravel, or pavers, in place of blacktop or concrete is a great way to reduce runoff--just a 10 foot X 10 foot area in a one inch rain can produce over 60 gallons of water! Keep that in the ground and out of the storm drains. For More Information: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/urbansed.html

http://www.epa.gov/weatherchannel/stormwater.html