Urban stormwater runoff

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-029303",
  "term": "Urban stormwater runoff",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Urban Stormwater Runoff",
  "definition": "1. Storm water from city streets and adjacent domestic or commercial properties that carries pollutants of various kinds into the sewer systems and receiving waters.\n\n2. Any precipitation in an urban or suburban area that does not evaporate or soak into the ground, but instead collects and flows into storm drains, rivers and streams. Stormwater is also called urban stormwater, stormwater runoff and polluted runoff. Increased development across the Chesapeake Bay watershed has made stormwater the fastest growing source of pollution to the Bay and its rivers and streams.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment; Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "Adapted from Chesapeake Bay Program Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/urban-stormwater-runoff/"
}