Residents

Helpful Ways to Improve Residential Stormwater Quality

Residential property makes up almost half of the non-agricultural land of the City of Murfreesboro. The activities of homeowners make a significant difference to stormwater runoff quality and stream quality.

Piles of grass clippings or leaves in front of houses add up to a blocked storm drain. A gallon of soapy water here and there adds up to a sudsy stream. An inch of runoff from your property added to an inch of runoff from an entire subdivision adds up to millions of gallons entering the storm drain system and local streams.

How homeowners can be good stewards of water resources: 

• Homeowners Guide to Cleaner Water
• Create a Streamside Buffer
• 25 Ways to Prevent Water Waste
• How to Make a Rain Garden
• How to Make a Rain Barrel
• How to Recycle Used Oil
• Oil Recycling Locations
• Summertime Tips for Water Quality
• Label storm drains with a church or scout group
  • Storm Drain Labeling Fact Sheet
  • Storm Drain Labeling Request Form
• Grass Clipping Disposal and Feritizer Usage Information