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Stormwater
Stormwater is rainwater that flows from roofs, gutters, roads, footpaths and your garden when it rains. Stormwater is not treated or cleaned of impurities before entering our local creeks, rivers, wetlands and the beach via the stormwater drainage system.
Stormwater Management
Gross Pollutant Traps
Monash Council have installed multiple gross pollutant traps within the stormwater system to collect the rubbish that is discarded on the street. The traps are designed to collect small amounts of rubbish before entering the local waterways.
Often rubbish will pass through Gross Pollutant Traps during high flow periods and when there is an excessive amount of pollution. It is therefore essential that rubbish be disposed of in the waste system rather than in the stormwater system.
Recently the Gross Pollutant Trap at Bogong Reserve was upgraded to help avoid the pollution in the Bogong water body, which leads to Scotchman's Creek.
Learn how to protect our local waterways by reducing stormwater pollution.
Stormwater Information Pamphlets for City of Monash Residents and Food Business:
- Information for Residents (2 pages, 2.1 Mb)
- Information for Food Business (2 pages, 1.6 Mb)
Updated: 20 March 2009
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