During rainstorms, water rushes along rooftops, sidewalks, driveways and pavements, picking up nutrients, dirt and chemicals on the way to streams that feed the Chesapeake Bay and its rivers.
Awareness of the problem of urban and suburban runoff is increasing, and so are the attempts to fix them. But the proposed solutions are controversial.
A fight has been brewing over new, tougher state requirements for controlling stormwater from new developments. At the same time, environmentalists are...
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