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Septics on small lots with lots of bedrock, are generally not effective in preventing sewage bacteria from polluting adjacent tributaries or main stem of the Farm River. https://friendsoffarmriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ffre-workshop-1-cj-16.jpgFFRE-workshop-#1-(CJ)-16A natural, vegetated buffer along the Farm River or its tributaries has great benefits to the river. Lowering temperatures, providing fish habitat and cleaning the water. https://friendsoffarmriver.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/ffre-workshop-1-cj-15.jpgFFRE-workshop-#1-(CJ)-15Impervious surfaces drain to stormwater basin/grates. These connect to stormwater pipes that whoosh polluted stormwater out to the Farm River’s creeks and main stem. There are hundreds of stormwater outfalls that dump polluted stormwater into the Farm River and its tributaries. 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