Did you know that sediment is the #1 National pollutant source? Sediment is commonly picked up in rain and snowmelt runoff as well as during stream erosion when swiftly moving stormwater scours away stream beds and erodes stream banks increasing sediment load within the river. Increased sediment has a devastating effect on our rivers ecosystems. It not only carries harmful pollutants such as phosphorous, it buries aquatic insect life and suffocates fish.
Aspen's Urban Runoff Management Plan details the measures development must take to ensure no sediment leaves their site. These actions help prevent sediment from getting to impervious surfaces outside the construction site where they can be easily washed away into storm drains and local waterbodies. It becomes the duty of everyone within Aspen to clean up after themselves. Instead of washing driveways into the street, take the time to sweep up sediment and dispose of it properly.
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