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Virginia Beach city engineer explains how underground filters keep stormwater out of the Lynnhaven River and Chesapeake Bay
Summary
Toni Utterback, Virginia Beach city engineer, describes how stormwater ponds and compact underground hydrodynamic separators capture dirt and debris before runoff reaches the Lynnhaven River and the Chesapeake Bay, and cautions that separators do not remove all pollution.
Toni Utterback, Virginia Beach city engineer, outlined how the city treats stormwater to protect regional waterways. "Water quality is a top priority for the city of Virginia Beach," she said, and then introduced the systems the city uses to keep pollution out of local rivers and the Chesapeake Bay.
Utterback explained that where space allows the city uses stormwater ponds to "hold back stormwater so dirt, debris, and…
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