![]() Mentor is 28.4 square miles in area and is urban in nature. Each of these areas is comprised of small drainage areas that flow into ditches and creeks. About 3% of the city in the southeast corner lies within the Grand River watershed. About 25% of the city in the southwest corner lies within the Chagrin River watershed. The City of Mentor drains primarily to Lake Erie with two exceptions. It is important that we work together to keep our creeks and streams healthy.Ĭheck out all the ways you can keep our water healthy by navigating to the Education and Outreach tab on this page! Overview of the Community Storm Water System ![]() Mentor works hard to ensure that creeks and streams running through the City are clean and free of pollutants to keep them a healthy place for our use and enjoyment by implementing the City’s Stormwater Management Plan.īut there are many ways you can help keep our water clean, save money, and prevent problems. Polluted runoff is the nation’s greatest threat to clean water.īecause we live on or near Lake Erie, and most of Northeast Ohio’s rainwater flows from creeks and streams to the Lake, we not only affect the health of our creeks, but the health of our Lake, its beaches, and our drinking water supply. Anything that enters a storm sewer system is separate from sanitary sewers and flows untreated into the streams and lakes we use for swimming, fishing, and providing drinking water. Storm water can flow into a gutter, storm drain, or ditch and into the City’s storm sewer system or directly to a lake, stream, river, wetland, or coastal water. Sign up for Lake County WENS (Reverse 911)Īs rain water falls and flows over driveways, lawns, and sidewalks, it picks up debris, chemicals, dirt, and other pollutants.Community Development Block Grant Program.Board of Building & Zoning Appeals (BZA).Sanitary Sewer Backup Reduction Grant Program.Mentor Lakeshore Special Improvement District (SID). ![]()
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