Rain washes pollutants from roads into the stormwater system. Along the way, runoff can pick up debris, oil, litter and leaves before entering the stormwater system. It was intercepted by St. Anthony Village, a small town in the Twin Cities region of Minnesota. St. Anthony Village installed a 500,000-gallon underground storage tank that collects runoff from nearby streets, buildings and parking lots. It collects runoff from nearby streets and parking lots and stores it for later reuse.
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