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Stormwater Management

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Tributaries believes that having clean water is an important part of coastal living and for the health of our future generations. When rain falls on streets, buildings, and parking lots the resulting stormwater runoff carries dirt, oil, and other pollutants. Tributaries maintains stormwater ponds and basins to reduce pollution from runoff before it enters our waterways. We are dedicated to knowledge-based environmentally beneficial management while upholding the highest aesthetic standards.

The Healthy Pond Plan:

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Coreopsis and butterfly weed on stormwater pond edge.
More Color Spring Through Fall
A well managed pond or wetland basin should feature blooming plants throughout the seasons. Tributaries combines ecology with horticulture to keep continuous splashes of color from native ornamental plants.


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Blue flag iris thrive in stormwater ponds. They produce striking blue flowers in the spring.
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Cardinal flowers are a great addition to stormwater ponds. They attract humming birds in the summer.

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More Wildlife
Proper stormwater pond maintenance can bring an important and often overlooked aspect into landscapes. Nature! Tributaries maintains stormwater ponds to include habitats which attract and sustain our most charismatic wildlife.   



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Less Harmful Chemicals
Tributaries stormwater maintenance service prevents algae and pondweed in stormwater ponds by making water cleaner, not by applying harmful expensive chemicals once a problem has already started.


   


More Color For Your Stormwater Basins

The stormwater basin below has been planted with blue flag iris, hibiscus, spider wort, pickerel weed, swamp milkweed and tiger lilies. The plantings are only 2 years old in the pictures below!
Tributaries: Ecological Restoration​
Serving Coastal Delaware and Maryland
(302)-381-3630  |  burr@coastaltributaries.com
Coastal Tributaries LLC