Stormwater Management in Boonsboro

Stormwater runoff comes from precipitation events (e.g. rain, snow, etc.) that cause water to flow over land or impervious surfaces, such as the roads, parking lots, rooftops and other surfaces within the Town of Boonsboro that do not allow for the natural infiltration of precipitation events.

The Town of Boonsboro has its own MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System) that handles stormwater runoff and other conveyances within the municipal boundary of Boonsboro.

If you would like to report a stormwater concern, water quality concern, or illicit discharge, please fill out all of the elements of the form below and click "Submit." If you would rather speak to someone in Town Hall directly about your concern, please call either 301-432-5141 or 301-432-5690.

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Stormwater Management in Boonsboro

Illicit Discharges

The Town of Boonsboro is required by Federal law to establish an illicit discharge program. Illicit Discharges often include wastes and wastewater from non-stormwater sources. Illicit Discharges enter the stormwater conveyance system through either direct connections (e.g. wastewater piping either mistakenly or deliberately connected to the storm drains) or indirect connections (e.g. infiltration from cracked sanitary sewer systems, spills collected by drain outlets, or used oil dumped directly into a drain.) The Department of Planning & Zoning is responsible for establishing the program. While the wastewater that leaves your home is piped to the Boonsboro Wastewater Treatment Plant, where it is cleaned before it is released into waterways, waste that goes into storm drains is untreated and goes into local streams that flow into Antietam Creek, the Potomac River, and eventually the Chesapeake Bay. Pollutant levels from these Illicit Discharges have been shown in EPA studies to be high enough to significantly degrade water quality and threaten both aquatic wildlife and human health. If you see anything other than stormwater flowing onto Town road surfaces or into the Town’s storm drains, please report it immediately by calling the Town of Boonsboro’s Planning & Zoning Department at 301-432-5690, or by using the form on this page.