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Rain Gardens catch, hold and slowly release stormwater runoff into the soil.
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Improving and mulching pathways stops the water from washing soil into the lake.
Shoreline buffers of native plants and mulch stop and absorb stormwater runoff.
Dripline trenches catch the water that runs off roofs and lets it soak into the soil.
The 2006 YCC crew hard at work on one of their projects.
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Below are some of the projects completed by the YCC during the summer of 2006.  They show before and after examples of some of the techniques and designs used to prevent stormwater runoff from depositing eroded sand and soil into the water.  Stormwater runoff is the number one non-point source pollutant affecting the water quality of our lakes and streams today, because it carries phosphates and other pollutants with it.
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