To Actually Avert Water Pollution, The Storm Water Management Needs A Higher Priority
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by: AdrianaNoton. | Total views: 22 | Word Count: 494
The march of human progress can be measured in many different ways, from the arts to science, but also in more physical ways. One measure would be how much surface area has been covered with either asphalt or concrete. The impact of all this paving and construction has serious affects in many areas, with climate differing from the municipalities proper to the surrounding areas with soil and foliage. Another complication of all this progress is the need to build in storm water management.
The majority of our world population has become increasingly sensitive to the idea that the impact of mankind on the planet is not always positive. Since the publication of such important compendiums as Silent Spring, which taught about the hazards of DDT, people have taken notice. Almost no one these days would even think of pouring a can of paint into a stream, river or lake.
Major problems have been addressed nationally and internationally, and the practice of simply dumping waste at sea is outlawed everywhere. When it comes to oceangoing vessels and even pleasure craft, the rules are strict and uncompromising. The world is intolerant of errors that dump things, especially fossil fuels, into the sea, and punishment can be severe.
Unfortunately, the everyday infraction is often ignored. Considering the population of the globe, that each individual might feel okay to pollute a little is frightening. The effect of pollution is magnified through aggregation and accumulation.
Communities are quick to act on legislation designed to keep the environment protected, as long as the target of the laws are big corporations. Rules that inconvenience individuals do not have such an easy time passing. The connection between incremental amounts of hazardous material accumulating into a big concern is not easily made.
People have a strong tendency to ignore the material once it has been dumped on the ground. It is especially easy in areas where there is a very large area like a parking lot, as the liquid spreads out and becomes nearly invisible. Though it may dry and seem more like a stain than any other problem, with the next thunderstorm it is re-hydrated and on the move.
We do not recognize that we are actually dumping hazardous material into the hydrological cycle because it is not immediately visible. We know we are using chemicals on the vehicle, but when we rinse it off, no more problem in our mind. But the next rain washes all of it through the drainage systems ultimately to the sea.
It is far too easy for people to conclude that with all the information available, combined with the will of the population, we must be doing much better at preventing pollution. Instead of relying on governmental programs and regulated construction, we should take more care with our individual contribution to the problem. Storm water management allows nations to work to reduce the impact of all of us, but it would be much better if we simply did not pollute to begin with.
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