Brochures and Publications

• Summary of what Storm Water Services does
• Storm Water Services 10 Year Anniversary Booklet
  
  Floodplains and Flood Safety   
• Flood Safety brochure
• Turn Around, Don't Drown brochure
• Floodplain Buyout Program
• Flood Insurance Brochure 
• Flood Insurance How-To Guide
  
  Pollution Prevention   
• Pollution Prevention fact sheet 
• Protecting Water Quality in Charlotte-Mecklenburg's Three Lakes
• Photo Book of Storm Water Features (PDF) (1.84 MB)   
• 2008 State of the Environment Report
• Yard Care Fact Sheet
• Citizen's Guide to Pollution Prevention
  

Ads and Videos

• Storm Water Services Videos
• Water Quality Ads
  Television (Oil, Grass Clippings, Litter, Car Washing)
  Radio
  • Trash in the Lake
  • Hey You
  • Only Rain
  • Report Pollution
  • Scoop the Poop
• Flood Safety Ads
  Billboard (DontDrwn, H2 UH OH, BadIdea, 2Deep4U)
  Radio

  • Deadliest Place  

  • Just 2 inches 

  • Flash flooding 

  • Creeks naturally overflow 

  • Steer clear of floodwater 

  • Spanish 

News Releases

• October 30, 2009 - Keep Leaves Out Of Storm Drains
• October 23, 2009 - SWS Wins Four National Awards For Flood Safety
• October 8, 2009 - No Swimming Advisory Lifted For Portion Of Lake Wylie After Sewage Discharge
• October 6, 2009 - Big Sweep Removes 9,950 Pounds Of Trash From Local Waterways
• October 5, 2009 - Lake Wylie Sewage Spill
• October 1, 2009 - Facts and Figures about the FEMA grant to buy the Doral Apartments
• October 1, 2009 - FEMA grant will help turn flood-prone apartments into green space
• September 29, 2009 - Mecklenburg County's Big Sweep
• August 24, 2009 - One Year Since Tropical Storm Fay Flooding
• August 17, 2009 - Local Storm Water Projects to Receive Millions of Stimulus Dollars
• May 7, 2009 - Few Charlotte Buildings Damaged By Recent Flooding 
• May 6. 2009 - Storm Water Services Mops Up After One Flood, Prepares For More
• March 18, 2009 - More Than Three Dozen Flood Victims Sell Their Homes To Mecklenburg County
• March 9, 2009 - Cavalier Apartments Demolition Ceremony
• February 11, 2009 - Everything But The Kitchen Sinks: Huge Harvest For Habitat At Cavalier Apartments
• January 28, 2009 - Cavalier Demolition Will Put Dump Trucks on Neighborhood Streets

Upcoming Events 

Plant a tree! The next Creek ReLeaf event is November 21st, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Next deadline for ordering rain barrels is January 11, 2010.

In a Mailbox Near You

• SW Watch - Spring 2009 

• Floodplain Mailer 2009

All media and publications are property of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services and should not be used without owner permission. For more information, please email Jennifer Krupowicz or Sharon Foote.