Sandy Stormwater Hits U.S. With Pollution Mess

Floodwaters have not yet receded from many parts of the Northeast after Sandy's inundation. Those waters are often quite polluted, and people's health will depend on public understanding of the threat. Here are some resources for journalists to use in covering it.

Sandy Stormwater News

• "Sandy Leaves Long List Of Health Threats," Morning Edition/Shots Blog (NPR), November 1, 2012, by Rob Stein
• "Sewage Still Overflowing in Downstate NY Flooding," Associated Press, October 31, 2012
• "Hurricane Sandy Poses Environmental Threat To Chesapeake Bay," Washington Post, October 27, 2012, by Darryl Fears
• "Hurricane Sandy Spills Sewage, Triggers Toxic Troubles," Huffington Post, October 30, 2012, by Lynne Peeples, Saki Knafo, and Lila Shapiro
• "Specialists Monitor Water Quality During And After Sandy," WAMU/NPR, October 30, 2012, by Sabri Ben-Achour
• "Treatment Plant Back Online After Dumping Sewage Into Howard Co. River," WAMU/NPR, October 30, 2012, by Elliott Francis
• "Sandy's Two-Fisted Attack: Water From Air And Sea," NPR, November 1, 2012, Adam Cole and Helen Thompson

EPA Stormwater Information

• "Municipal Storm Water: Combined Sewer Overflows, Sanitary Sewer Overflows Compliance Monitoring," US Environmental Protection Agency
• "Municipal Storm Water: Combined Sewer Overflows, Sanitary Sewer Overflows Compliance Monitoring," US Environmental Protection Agency
• "Natural Disasters: Flooding," US Environmental Protection Agency
• "Suggested Post-Hurricane Activities for Water and Wastewater Facilities," US Environmental Protection Agency

Reporters' Resources from SEJ

• "Toolbox: Covering Stormwater Pollution and Control," SEJ TipSheet, February 29, 2012
• "Managing Stormwater: Key in Water Pollution, Beach Closures," SEJ TipSheet, August 4, 2010
• "Stormwater Runoff Creates Pollution Without Pipes," SEJ TipSheet, May 25, 2011
• "EPA Targets Future Water Cleanups, But You Can Cover Problems Now," SEJ TipSheet, September 1, 2010
• "Is That a Park or a Storm Sewer? Trick Question, SEJ TipSheet, September 26, 2007