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Pet Waste Stations
Get a free pet waste station for your community! Learn more at the Pet Waste Station webpage. Get yours before they're all gone!
Drainage Problems?
Chesapeake Stormwater Operations manages the City's vast network of stormwater ditches, pipes and structures. If you experience problems with the system that is resulting in flooding, call the Customer Contact Center at 757-382-2489 to report the problem as soon as possible! Most requests for assistance are investigated within 14 working days.
All About Stormwater
Stormwater Management Division
Out in the Field
- Pipe & Ditch Maintenance
- Cave in Repairs
- Pollution in Stormwater Runoff
- Stormwater Lakes and Ponds
- Detection of Illicit Discharges
- Street Sweeping
In the Community:
- Public Education
- Stormwater Utility Fee
- Best Management Practice (BMPs)
- Preventing Stormwater Pollution
- Soil Disposal Program
- The Chesapeake Stormwater Committee
Resources:
- Stormwater Roadside Ditch Maintenance Brochure
- “After the Storm” Brochure
(Information on Preventing Stormwater Pollution) - Dismal Swamp Canal Study
(Stormwater quantity and quality feasibility study) - Watershed Studies, Reports & Maps
Report It!
If you see a company or citizen dumping an illicit discharge down a catch basin, in a ditch, etc. please report it by calling 757-382-CITY (2489). Provide as much information as possible (license plate of car, what they appear to be dumping, etc.) and a stormwater employee will be dispatched to investigate the situation.