"After the Storm" on The Weather Channel
A half-hour television special about watersheds — After the Storm— co-produced by The Weather Channel (TWC)
and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) premiered on TWC Wed., Feb. 4, 2004. EPA now has full rights to
the program and encourages cable TV stations, teachers and others to air the program. The program continues to be a
very popular item used by teachers at all levels and by cable TV stations to help educate citizens about stormwater
management.
“I encourage everyone to tune in to learn more about the threats facing our nation’s waters from polluted runoff.
After the Storm shows the connection between weather and watersheds and the importance of watershed protection.
We all live in a watershed and we all have an impact on our environment.”
-Benjamin Grumbles,
EPA's Acting Assistant
Administrator for Water
The show highlights three case studies—Santa Monica Bay, the Mississippi River Basin/Gulf of Mexico, and New
York City— where polluted runoff threatens watersheds highly valued for recreation, commercial fisheries and
navigation, and drinking water. Key scientists and water quality experts, and citizens involved in local and national
watershed protection efforts provide insight into the problems as well as solutions to today’s water quality challenges.
For more information about the program, including tips about what you can do to prevent watershed pollution, visit
EPA’s Web site at www.epa.gov/weatherchannel. Also, if you have any questions about the program, please contact
us at weatherchannel@epa.gov.
EPA now has full rights to the program and encourages cable TV stations, teachers, and others to air the program.
DVD and VHS
Copies Available
Now!
Both DVD and VHS copies of the program are now available for use in classrooms, at conferences and may be aired
on cable or other TV stations. Copies are available at no charge by calling NSCEP at 800-490-9198 or by sending an
email to nscep@bps-lmit.com. Please ask for the DVD or VHS versions of the
program and refer to:
After the Storm (DVD),
EPA 841-C-06-001
OR
After the Storm (VHS),
EPA 840-V-04-001
Viewers are encouraged to visit the EPA web site -www.epa.gov/weatherchannelfor more information about what they can do, including a free brochure about stormwater pollution.