In the nation’s most developed state, stormwater often doesn’t drain into the ground as it’s supposed to.
Rain that would formerly drain into the soil and porous rock beneath New Jersey often strikes pavement instead, ultimately coursing to catch basins and streams rather than into groundwater reserves.
Up to 55 percent of the rain that falls on impervious cover turns to stormwater runoff, as opposed to the 1 or 2 percent that runs off undeveloped land, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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