Storm water runoff is rain that falls on streets, parking areas, sports fields, gravel lots, rooftops or other developed land and flows directly into nearby lakes, rivers and Puget Sound, rather than dissolving into the ground. Runoff picks up toxins and pollutants including detergents, food processing waste such as fats and grease, industrial solvents, vegetative debris, insecticides and herbicides, and chemicals from hygiene and personal care products. So why is stormwater pollution a problem? Stormwater pollution contaminates our water supplies and harms fish and local wildlife. Since the run off is unable to soak into the ground, and flows or…