When rain falls, it feels like a fresh start; streets glisten, air clears, and the world seems cleaner. But what happens next tells a different story. Every storm sets off a chain reaction called stormwater runoff, a process that quietly damages ecosystems, worsens floods, and wastes an essential resource.

You probably assume the water coming out of your faucet is clean. It looks fine, tastes fine, so it must be fine… right? Not always. Underneath our feet, groundwater and stormwater are often carrying a chemical cocktail that sounds like a chemistry class gone wrong.

Clean water is something most of us take for granted, until it isn’t. Beneath our feet, groundwater provides drinking water, nourishes crops, and keeps industries running.

Water filtration and treatment allow water sources such as wells, rivers, lakes, and streams to be used where raw water quality would normally not meet required standards.