Featured Municipality & Theme

March

Municipality:
City of Fort Atkinson

Located in Jefferson County

Population: 12,489 (2021)

5.80 square miles of land

0.14 square miles of water

Theme: Construction Site and Post-Construction Stormwater Management

What is constuctrion site and post-construction stormwater management?

When it rains near a construction site, the stormwater can wash a lot of pollutants associated with construction into storm sewers or into waterways. Common pollutants are: sediments, solid and sanitary wastes, phosphorus, nitrogen, pesticides, oil and grease, concrete truck washout, construction chemicals, construction debris.

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Why should construction site and post construction site runoff be prevented?
Answer
When stormwater flows over construction zones it carries things like debris, chemicals, and sediments.
What is an example of a technique that helps prevent storm water runoff?
Answer
Diverting Slopes - Slopes as specific points of construction sites are able to divert and manage stormwater runoff. 

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