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Storm Water Basics

Creeks, Lakes & Ponds

Sediment & Erosion

Videos & Publications

What's My Watershed

Storm Water Pages

Storm Water Pages A-Z

Creeks
- Buffers and BMPs
- Creek Bank Erosion
- Creek Maintenance
- Creeks
- WQ Buffer Requirements
Creeks, Lakes & Ponds
- Creeks Lakes & Ponds
- Fish Consumption Advisories
- Swimming Advisories
Data
- ALERT
- Data
- Data Management
- Floodplain Mapping Data_NEW PAGE
- How Rain Gauges Work
- Metadata Inventory Connectivity Features
- Metadata Inventory Open Drainage Features
- Metadata Inventory Pipes
- Metadata Inventory Strucutres/Junctions
- Metadata Storm Water Inventory Feature List
- Monitoring Program Overview
- Rain and Stream Gauges
- Storm Water Inventory Program Description
- Water Quality Data Requests
- Water Quality Program Purpose
Doing Business With Us
- AptMgrsLandlordsMultiFamily
- Asphalt Sealing
- AutoRepair
- Bidding on CMSWS Projects
- Bidding Opportunities
- CarpetCleaners
- Commercial Property Management
- Concrete Industry
- Doing Business with Us
- Doing Business With Us - Specific Businesses
- Doingbusinesswithus_realtors
- DoingBusinessWithUs-insurance
- Forms
- LawnCareLandscapers
- MunicipalContractors
- NAFSMA Workshop
- Painters
- PressureWashersMobileDetailers
- RestaurantsFoodService
- Stone Cutting & Fabrication Industry
- Storm Water Services Permit Fees
- Surveyors
- SWIM Stream Buffers
- Workshops
Drainage & Flooding
- After a Flood
- Am I In a Flood Zone?
- Before a Flood
- Build an "ARK"
- Build on a Floodplain?
- Buying or selling floodplain property
- Complying with Floodplain Regulations
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- Drainage Problems
- During a Flood
- Elevation Certificates
- Fay Flooding-One Year Later
- FEMA Floodplains and Future Floodplains
- FINS - Flood Information and Notification System
- Flood Damage Assessments Continue
- Flood Hazard Mitigation Plans by Watershed
- Flood Insurance
- Flood Insurance Discounts
- Flood Insurance Rates
- Flood Preparedness
- Flood Safety
- Flood Zones
- Floodplain Buyout (Acquisition) Program
- Floodplain Construction and Permits
- Floodplain Construction FAQs
- Floodplain Development Forms
- Floodplain Development Permits
- Floodplain Maps
- Floodplain Maps FAQs
- Floodplain Ordinances Terms to Know
- Floodplain Quick Buy Program
- Floodplain Regulations
- How do I buy flood insurance?
- Long-Term Strategies for Reducing Flood Risk
- Maintain your Drain
- Orphan Property Buyouts
- Prepare for Flooding
- Protecting Floodplains
- REALTOR Information
- Storm Water Services Priority Categories
- Ten Steps of a Service Request
- Updated Floodplain Maps
- What are floodplain maps used for?
- What Are Floodplains?
- Who can I call with a mosquito complaint?
- Who Should Buy Flood Insurance?
- Why Does It Flood?
- Why everyone should be concerned about flooding
- Will SWS fix my drainage problem?
Easement Info
- Easement Info
Fees & Billing
- Can I reduce my storm water fee?
- Davidson Storm Water fees
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- Fee Credit Revisions
- How is my fee calculated?
- Impervious Area Measurement
- Proposed Fee Changes 2011
- Proposed SW Fee Changes
- Storm Water Services Fees
- SWS Rate Structure
- SWS Tier Structure FAQ
- What happens if I do not pay my Storm Water fee?
- Where does the money go?
- Why is Storm Water Services fee part of my water bill?
- Why Is There A Fee?
Homeowners
- Homeowners
Kids & Teachers
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- Educational Resources
- Flooding History in Mecklenburg County
- Glossary
- History of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Water Quality Program
- One County, Two Watersheds
- Storm Water Advisory Committee (SWAC)
- Stream Flooding
- Why floodplains are beneficial
Lakes
- How Lake Water Quality Affects You
- Keeping Lakes from Becoming Polluted
- Lake Buffers
- Lake Norman
- Lake Water Quality Regulations and Manuals
- Lake Wylie
- Lakes
- MILMOU Work Group Information
- Mountain Island Lake
- Mountain Island Lake Memorandum of Understanding (MILMOU)
- What's the WQ of Meck. Co. Lakes?
Maps
- Maps
- Monthly Rainfall Maps
News Media
- ARK - News Media
- News Media
- News Releases
- Who to Contact
Pollution Prevention
- Alternatives to Chemicals
- Animal Waste
- Car Washing
- Cleaning Products
- Cooking Grease
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- Erosion
- Household Hazardous Waste
- Improving Water Quality
- Invasive Plants
- Lawn Care
- Litter
- Pollution Prevention
- Pressure Washing and Vehicle Detailers
- Restaurants
- Used Oil Facilities
- Where does water pollution come from?
- Wise use of pesticides and fertilizers
- Wise Watering
- Yard Waste
Ponds
- Pond Maintenance
- Ponds
Projects
- Active SW Projects
- Addison/Deveron
- Alanhurst/Cherrycrest
- Andover (Phase III) PMM 042506
- Andover (Phase III) PMM May 24, 2005
- Andover Road (Phase I)
- Andover Road (Phase II)
- Andover Road (Phase III)
- Arrowood/Windsong
- Ashley FarmPond
- Ashley Park/Westerly Hills (Phase III)
- BeckwithMeadow
- Betty Coleman Pond
- Birnen Pond
- Bishops Ridge
- Blenhein
- Bongaard
- Braeburn/Honegger
- Brentwood Place
- Briar Creek
- Briar Creek - Randolph to Meadowbrook Roads
- Briar Creek Stream Bank Stabilization
- Cavalier Apartments
- Cedars East
- Celia Ave. Culvert Project
- Chantilly (Phase IV)
- Charleston/Monroe
- Chatham
- Cherokee Improvements Exhibits Oct. 25, 2005
- Cherokee PMM 102505
- Cherokee Project Survey
- Cherokee/Scotland
- City View
- Cliffwood/Wilmore
- CMS South Park
- Coliseum Creek
- Columbus Circle
- Commonwealth
- Completed SW Projects
- Conway/Briabend
- Conway/Briabend PMM 091406
- Coulwood Branch
- Country Club Drive
- Country Club Heights
- Cyrus/Douglas
- Cyrus/Douglas PMM 051005
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- Dogwood Place
- Doral Apartments
- Doral-Cavalier
- East Providence
- Eastburn
- Edgewater/Rosecrest
- Edwards Branch (Phase I)
- Edwards Branch (Phase II)
- Edwards Branch (Phase III)
- Enclave Pond
- Enfield
- Feasibility
- First Ward Storm Drainage Improvement Project
- Foxcroft/Ferncliff
- Gaynor
- Glassy Creek
- Goose Creek Watershed
- GreenhavenPierson
- Hampton Ave
- Hill Street
- Hinsdale/Tinkerbell
- Hunter Acres Pond
- Irwin Creek
- Ivey's Pond
- Jefferson
- Jefferson (Phase I)
- Jefferson (Phase II)
- Jefferson (Phase III)
- Jefferson PMM 031705
- Kenilworth/Romany
- Lake Mist
- Lake Point Pond
- Lincoln Heights
- List of Projects
- Little Sugar Creek - Elizabeth to Charlottetowne Ave
- Little Sugar Creek - Freedom Park
- Little Sugar Creek - Hidden Valley
- Little Sugar Creek - Liz Hair
- Little Sugar Creek - Master Plan
- Little Sugar Creek - Westfield Rd
- Little Sugar Creek-7th St to Elizabeth Ave
- Little Sugar Creek-Charlottetowne Ave to Pearl Park Way
- Little Sugar Creek-Pearl Park Way to Morehead St
- Louise Avenue
- LSC - Cullman Ave.
- Lyon Court
- Magnolia/Kirkwood (Phase IV)
- Magnolia/Kirkwood (Phase V)
- Maintenance Projects
- Marlwood/Waverly
- Marsh Road
- McAlpine - Sardis Rd to Providence Rd
- McAlpine Creek
- McAlpine Creek - Lancer Dr to Sentinal Post
- McAlpine Creek at Sardis Road
- McAlway
- McDonald Pond
- McDowell - Birkdale to Gilead Road
- McDowell Creek
- McDowell Creek - North Mecklenburg Park
- McDowell Creek - Torrence Creek BMP
- McDowell Creek - Torrence Tributary 1
- McDowell Creek - Upper Watershed
- McDowell Creek BMP Project
- McDowell Creek BMP Retrofits
- McDowell Creek Stream Restoration
- McIntyre Creek - Hornets Nest Park
- Meadowdale
- Meadowridge Drive
- Muddy Creek
- Muddy Creek PMM - May 7, 2008
- Muddy Creek PMM Sept. 28, 2008
- Myrtle - Morehead
- Myrtle - Morehead PMM April 14, 2005
- Nightingale
- Nightingale PM Maps February 17, 2005
- Nightingale PMM - July 10 2007
- Nightingale PMM February 17 2005
- NorthPark Pond
- Parkwood Phase I
- Parkwood Phase II
- Peterson Drive
- Pickway Pond Enhancement
- Pineville Town Hall BMPs
- PressleyRd
- Princeton Somerset
- Project BMPs
- Project Flood Mitigation
- Project Floodplain Acquisition Program
- Project Floodplain Restoration
- Project List Page
- Project Pond Restoration
- Project Stream Restoration Enhancement
- Projects By Type
- Provincetowne
- Purpose Of Projects
- Raintree Pond
- Reedy Creek Feasibility Study
- Reedy Creek Stream Restoration
- Robinhood
- Rutledge - Kingscross
- Shade Valley
- Shadowlake Pond
- Shillington
- Shillington PMM 080205
- Shillington Recommended Improvements
- Silver Stream
- South Blvd (Phase II)
- Stonebridge Pond
- Sunnyvale/Chandworth
- SWS Active Projects 2
- SWS Completed Projects
- Torrence Creek Stream Restoration
- Trade Street
- Tryon - Bank
- Tyvola Drive
- Upper Stoney Creek
- Upper Torrence - The Park
- WaterOak
- West Craighead
- WestridgeAllenbrook
- What is a BMP?
- What is Stream Restoration?
- William R Davie Park Stream Restoration
- Wilora Lake Rehabilitation
- WilsonPond
- Wiseman
Regulations
- Benefits of LID
- BMP Standards Manual
- City PCCO Adoption Process
- Complying with Water Quality Regulations
- County Ordinance Maps
- Federal Regulations
- How much will it cost?
- Huntersville LID
- Low Impact Development
- PCCO - City FAQs
- PCCO - City of Charlotte
- PCCO Cost Analysis (City of Charlotte)
- PCO - How much will it cost?
- PCO SW Management Permits Forms County and Six Towns Only
- PCSWO Mecklenburg County and Towns
- Photo Gallery of LID in Action
- Post Construction Storm Water Programs
- Post-Construction Administrative Manual (County and Towns)
- Post-Construction Storm Water Ordinances
- Proposed Changes to City PCCO July 11
- Regulations and Ordinances
- Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinances
- Stakeholders' Committee
- Storm Water Design Manual
- SW Management Permit Application Process
- SWIM Ordinances
- Using Polaris for PCCO
- Water Quality Pollution Ordinances
- Water Supply Watershed Ordinances
- Water Supply Watershed Regulations
- What are SWIM Buffers?
- What are the benefits of the PCCO?
- What do the PCO's Require?
- Who wrote the Ordinance?
- Who wrote the PCCO?
- WQ Manuals & Implementation Guidelines
Report Pollution
- How can I tell if a stream is polluted?
- How We Test Water Quality
- Report Debris or Trash Blocking Storm Drain or Creek
- Report Erosion Problems
- report pollution
- Stream Use Support Index (SUSI)
- Water Watchers app
- What's the condition of the stream in my backyard?
Sediment & Erosion
- Changes to Sedimentation and Erosion Control
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Storm Water Agencies
- Awards and Accomplishments
- BMP Program - Mecklenburg County
- Community Rating System
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- Educational Programs
- Flood Mitigation Program Overview
- Floodplain Acquisition Program
- Floodplain Management
- Floodplain Mapping
- How CMSWS is Funded
- How the Utility and Fee Were Established
- List of Pilot BMPs
- Local Ownership of Floodplain Maps Through LOMC Pilot Program
- Maps, Data, Reports, and Information
- Mecklenburg County Creek Use Policy
- NAFSMA Field Tours Photos
- NPDES Educational Programs
- NPDES Permit
- NPDES Phase I Permit (City of Charlotte)
- NPDES Phase II Permit (Mecklenburg County and Six Towns)
- Organization and Funding
- Pilot BMP - Bruns Ave.
- Pilot BMP - CATS BMOF
- Pilot BMP - CATS TMOC
- Pilot BMP - Edwards Branch
- Pilot BMP - LSC - Hidden Valley
- Pilot BMP - LSC - Westfield
- Pilot BMP - New Street Maintenance Facility
- Pilot BMP - Park Road Park Pond
- Pilot BMP - Park Road Shopping Center
- Pilot BMP - Pierson Pond
- Pilot BMP - Shade Valley Pond
- Pilot BMP - Shops on Freedom Dr.
- Pilot BMP - Wilmore Walk
- Pilot BMP Program (City)
- Private Property Drainage Repairs
- Public Education and Outreach
- Public Participation and Involvement
- Regional Initiatives
- Regional Storm Water Partnership
- Regulations and Ordinances
- Storm Water Services Projects
- Stream and Wetland Mitigation Bank (City)
- TMDL Implementation Strategy
- TMDLs (City)
- TMDLs (County)
- Water Quality
- Water Quality Recovery Plans and Master Plans
- Watershed Management Plans
Storm Water Basics
- Buffers Using POLARIS
- CMSWS or Water Co.
- Complying with Storm Water Regulations
- Contact Us
- Fast Facts
- How CMSWS is Organized
- Master Plans and Long Term Strategies
- Storm Water Basics
- Street to Stream
- Water Quality Buffers
- What is storm water
- What Storm Water Services Does
- Why storm water runoff is not treated in Mecklenburg County
Storm Water Services
- About Us
- Insurance Industry
- MigrationPagesReviewed
- Storm Water Services
- Storm Water Table of Contents
- StormWaterEventCalendar
- Survey Submitted
- Test Form
- Test News Slider
- TESTplugin
Videos & Publications
- Floodplain Mailers
- Storm Water Videos
- Video and Publications
Volunteer/Get Involved
- Adopt-A-Stream Datasheet Form
- Adopt-A-Stream Program
- Big Sweep
- Big Sweep Locations
- Big Sweep Online Form
- Clean Streams
- Clean Streams for Professionals
- Clean Streams for Residents
- Clean Streams, Green Lawns Workshop Materials
- Creek ReLeaf Program
- Internship Program
- Storm Drain Marking Log Form
- Storm Drain Marking Program
- Volunteer
- Volunteer Monitoring
- Volunteer Monitoring Data Collection Worksheet
What's My Watershed
- Back Creek
- Big Sugar Creek
- Briar Creek
- Clarke Creek
- Clear Creek
- Crooked Creek
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- Four Mile Creek
- Gar Creek
- Goose Creek
- Irwin Creek
- Lake Norman
- Lake Wylie/Beaver Dam Creek
- Long Creek
- Lower Little Sugar Creek
- Lower Mountain Island/Upper Wylie
- Mallard Creek
- McAlpine-Clem Creek
- McDowell Creek
- McMullen Creek
- Paw Creek
- Reedy-McKee-Caldwell Creeks
- River watersheds
- Rocky River West Branch
- Six Mile-Twelve Mile Creeks
- Steele Creek
- Upper Little Sugar Creek
- Upper Mountain Island Lake
- Why do watersheds matter?