My property is adjacent to a storm water pond and I don’t like all the tall grass and wildflowers surrounding it. Can I mow it down and do my own landscaping?
These areas around storm water ponds are intended to have a natural landscape that serves several important purposes:

  • The vegetation provides a layer of protection for the water, consuming harmful nutrients (such as fertilizer runoff) before they reach the water surface and contribute to algae formation.
  • The vegetation prevents erosion from compromising the slopes of the pond.
  • The vegetation creates a uniform landscape along the sides of the pond, providing an aesthetic amenity for the neighborhood.
  • The vegetation provides a natural habitat shelter for waterfowl.

For these reasons, property owners are encouraged to leave the buffers around storm ponds in their natural state.

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1. What is stormwater runoff?
2. Why do I need to be concerned about stormwater runoff?
3. My property is adjacent to a storm water pond and I don’t like all the tall grass and wildflowers surrounding it. Can I mow it down and do my own landscaping?
4. Who’s in charge of stormwater management?
5. What are Best Management Practices (BMPs)?
6. What Is Nonpoint Source Pollution?
7. What do all the abbreviations mean?