Today is a perfect day in Virginia Beach to discuss watersheds. It’s raining quite hard at times and one can observe the rain water flowing off of lawns and driveways into the street and down to the storm drains.
Where does it go?
Eventually it will end up in one our rivers and over time into one of our bays or sounds. This is a non-point pollution source because this water is totally untreated.
What is a watershed?
It’s the land that the water flows over or under to get to our rivers and bays.
In a particular watershed all the land drains to a particular body of water. In Virginia Beach there are five major watersheds. That is a large number for area the size of Virginia Beach.
People who live in the area should know their watershed address. Do you know what your address is?
This is my first attempt to write a post on my blog.
The emphasis of my blog is, as the title suggest, ‘Dedication to Clean Water Practices’. This means I hope to help people in our local area understand the serious need to use environmentally safe practices during their daily routines and particularly in what and how their interact with their outside surroundings.
I am not a scientist or an expert but a concerned citizen. There are so many great blogs that cover all related subject matter on the environment, conservation, clean water practices, etc. that I will attempt to write about our local area and the problems we can try to reduce.
I hope to study the internet and collect ideas from people around the country that we might be able to introduce locally.
Look for my upcoming post, in which I will introduce the discussion of watersheds and what their means to us.
