Organic matter, pesticide and fertilizer residues, fines, and heavy metals (mercury and lead) carried by storm water runoff from construction and other exposed sites can wreak havoc in the areas where they are deposited. Contaminated soil, bodies of water, and wetlands cannot function normally, potentially creating far-reaching ecological problems.

 

Unfortunately, traditional methods of controlling runoff, while effective at slowing the velocity of the water and/ or redirecting it into holding areas, can do nothing to address the problem of particulate matter carried in the water. These pollutants and fines are not filtered out by hay bales or silt fences, and they cannot settle out by gravity separation alone regardless of how long the water is retained.

 

GeoEnvironmental’s stormwater management products are simple and economical solutions to the problem of suspended pollutants.