What is Stormwater Runoff?

Stormwater runoff is the result of rainwater washing over hard surfaces like driveways and sidewalks, taking pesticides and other pollutants into our water systems. These chemicals can hurt, and even kill, the wildlife and plants living in our lakes, streams, and oceans.

UF/IFAS Sites

• Reduce Stormwater Runoff
• Stormwater Management
• Stormwater Runoff Resources

UF/IFAS Publications

• Home and Garden: Rainwater Runoff (PDF)
• Reduce Stormwater Runoff From Your Florida-friendly Yard (PDF)
• Stormwater Management: Be a Hero in Your Own Yard (PDF)
• Stormwater Ponds (PDF)

Also on Gardening in a Minute

• FYN Principle #8: Reduce Stormwater Runoff
• Protect the Waterfront
• Rain Barrels
• Rain Gardens

Other Sites

• Pointless Personal Pollution--Florida Department of Environmental Protection (PDF)
• Reduce Stormwater Runoff--Southwest Florida Water Management District (PDF)
• Stormwater Management: A Guide for Floridians--Florida Department of Environmental Protection (PDF)
• What is Stormwater?--North Carolina Department of Water Quality
• What is Stormwater Runoff? --U.S. Environmental Protection Agency