Effective stormwater management has become essential due to increased land development over the past several decades. Accompanying this trend is a greater sensitivity to three major environmental concerns:

1. Quantity of Stormwater
When municipal systems are overburdened with large quantities of stormwater, not only can flooding result, but harmful effluent can leach into nearby watercourses, affecting water quality, the ecology, and public health. As a result, many areas have established regulatory requirements to restrict the allowable runoff quantity to pre-development levels. Managing stormwater runoff with onsite treatment not only protects our environment and human health, it also helps reduce the need for costly infrastructure improvements.

2. Optimizing Land Use
Property developers are challenged to find the common ground between optimal site development, compliance with regulatory requests, and environmental conservation. However, thanks to subsurface chamber technology, all of these goals can be achieved without compromise.

3. Quality of Stormwater Runoff
As rainwater flows across paved areas, it picks up various contaminants including heavy metals, oils, sediment and debris. When these flows are directed straight to municipal or natural systems they threaten public health and safety and contribute to the degradation of surface and subsurface groundwater. StormTech chambers take advantage of the soil's inherent filtration and renovation capabilities. Additionally, advanced pre-treatment systems can be used to aid in removing harmful contaminants.

Until recently, the most economical and common method to manage stormwater runoff has been through wet or dry ponds. In many areas this is no longer a viable solution because of growing liabilities to human health and safety as well as escalating land costs. Subsurface management of stormwater runoff saves valuable land and gives designers the flexibility to plan additional parking, increase building size and provide more green space.