Background

Rain from roads and other hard surfaces pick up trash, metals such as copper and lead, oil and other pollutants. When untreated, they wash into drains and nearby waterways diminishing water quality and habitat. Each filtration system we build will meet sustainability goals that protect our rivers, streams and groundwater, and regulations such as the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, by removing large debris like trash and smaller pollutants like metals and oil before they reach the Willamette River.