Suggestions For everyday actions

• Consider organic gardening.
• Use natural pesticides.
• Clean up after your pet.
• Check your car for leaks.
• Properly store and dispose of hazardous materials.
• Wash your car at the car wash.
• Use trash can lids.
• Please do not litter.
• Do not feed wildlife.

Local organizations active in protecting our resources:

Save the Barnegat Bay

Alliance for a Living Ocean

Surfrider Foundation

Clean Ocean Action

Barnegat Bay Partnership

What is Stormwater Pollution?

According to the below statement by NJ Clean water from rain and melting snow that flows over lawns, parking lots and streets is known as stormwater runoff. This water, which travels along gutters, into catch basins and through storm drainpipes and ditches, usually is not treated, but then flows or is discharged into local water bodies. Along the way, the stormwater picks up trash (fast-food wrappers, cigarette butts, Styrofoam cups, etc.) and toxins and other pollutants (gas, motor oil, antifreeze, fertilizers, pesticides, and pet droppings). This polluted stormwater can kill fish and other wildlife, destroy wildlife habitat, contaminate drinking water sources and force the closing of beaches because of health threats to swimmers.

Human activity is largely responsible for stormwater pollution. Everything that we put on the ground or into the storm drain can end up in our water. Each of us has a responsibility to make sure these contaminants stay out of our water. Whether we have clean water is up to you.

Borough of Surf City MSPPP 2021

Surf City Stormwater Management Plan

NJDEP Stormwater Training Program

Local and state references

• NJDEP Storm Water Management
• NJ DEP Clean Water
• New Jersey Storm Water Administrative Code
• Surf City 2005 Storm Water Management Plan
• Stormwater Ordinances