Best Management Practices The Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) allows the City of Pearland to discharge into surface water of the state.
The City’s third five-year plan for Stormwater Management Plan was submitted to TCEQ in 2018. Upon approval it will be available to the public through the City’s Stormwater Management webpage. The Stormwater Management Plan deals with ways to improve surface water quality using various Best Management Practices (BMPs). There are several ways home and business owners can help reduce the chemical, biological and physical pollutants off the ground and out of the storm sewer system.
BMPs include: ■ Limit the use of fertilizers and pesticides.
■ Keep sewage from being disposed of in storm drains. ■ Pick up after your pets and properly dispose of their waste. ■ Clean vehicles at a wash station or in the grass. ■ Never dispose toxic chemicals down a storm drain.
■ Do not throw trash into a storm drain. ■ Properly dispose of trash and yard waste. ■ Never dispose of fats, oils and grease down a drain.
325 miles of storm sewers in the City of Pearland
10 water wells supply groundwater from the Evangeline and Chicote aquifers
4.64 billion gallons of water produced by the City of Pearland water system in 2021
712 million gallons of water loss in 2021
Pearland in Motion / Winter/Spring 2023 / 7
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