Many communities in the Bay watershed have street sweeping programs, though most are not designed specifically for nutrient and sediment removal. The sweepers may reduce trash or toxic contaminants, which are abundant in urban street solids, but older technologies, like mechanical broom sweepers do little to reduce nutrients and sediment. Upgrading to more effective technologies like Regenerative Air Sweepers and Vacuum Assisted Sweepers can help earn a modest nutrient and sediment reduction toward meeting TMDL goals.

Below are several resources including the Expert Panel report on the nutrient and sediment reductions that can be earned by upgrading your sweeper fleet, and CSN’s fact sheet to help you get started!

U-8 Street Sweeping Fact Sheet
U-10 Storm Drain Clean-Out Fact Sheet

Expert Panel Report and Resources

Street Sweeping and Storm Drain Clean-Out Expert Panel Report: Final

 

Training Resources

[Webcast] Crediting Street Sweeping and Storm Drain Cleaning in the Chesapeake Bay

[Webcast] Fall Leaf Collection and Street Nutrient Loads

 

Download “Clean Streets, Green Streets” Clean-Streets-Green-Streets-FINAL.pdf – Downloaded 1094 times – 3 MB

Download “Sample Storm Drain Clean-Out Program Standard Operating Procedures” Baltimore-Co-Storm-Drain-Cleanout-SOP.pdf – Downloaded 331 times – 399 KB