Stormwater Utility
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The Stormwater Utility was established in 1991 to properly manage the environmental impact of stormwater pollution and to provide adequate flood protection.
The Utility was created to help solve the problem of polluted stormwater and to improve the drainage capability of areas that are susceptible to flooding. Impervious areas create barriers to rainwater, limiting the ability of water to soak into the ground and recharge our aquifer. Special structures need to be built to drain these areas.
Fees collected by the Stormwater Utility go toward the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of stormwater management systems – such as canal and drainage improvement projects and secondary drainage systems - in unincorporated portions of the County and within certain municipalities.
They also go toward reducing pollution caused by silt, oil, gasoline, fertilizers, pesticides and other litter carried by the stormwater to the drainage systems and canals that have been developed to prevent flooding during heavy rainfall. Stormwater drains not only have to remove water from the streets as quickly as possible, but they also have to deal with all of the contaminants that get picked up along the way.
For more information about the Stormwater Utility, call 305-372-6688 from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Utility was created to help solve the problem of polluted stormwater and to improve the drainage capability of areas that are susceptible to flooding. Impervious areas create barriers to rainwater, limiting the ability of water to soak into the ground and recharge our aquifer. Special structures need to be built to drain these areas.
Fees collected by the Stormwater Utility go toward the planning, construction, operation and maintenance of stormwater management systems – such as canal and drainage improvement projects and secondary drainage systems - in unincorporated portions of the County and within certain municipalities.
They also go toward reducing pollution caused by silt, oil, gasoline, fertilizers, pesticides and other litter carried by the stormwater to the drainage systems and canals that have been developed to prevent flooding during heavy rainfall. Stormwater drains not only have to remove water from the streets as quickly as possible, but they also have to deal with all of the contaminants that get picked up along the way.
For more information about the Stormwater Utility, call 305-372-6688 from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Transportation and Public Works
Stacy L. Miller, P.E.Director/CEO
Overtown Transit Village North
701 NW 1st Court,
Suite 1700
Miami, FL 33136
786-469-5675
