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Tips for Avoiding Storm Water Pollution
Follow these tips to help us avoid storm water pollution:
- Buy products with less packaging whenever possible
- Check for leaky faucets and turn off the water when possible to conserve water
- Clean up after your pet, especially before it rains
- Contain curbside trash so it doesn't leak, fall over or blow around
- Dispose of unused medication in the trash to be sent to the landfill
- Don’t cut the grass too short; adjust the lawnmower to the proper height to reduce runoff from lawns
- Don’t dump anything except water into storm drains.
- Don’t over water plants and lawn. Make sure water doesn't wash over streets and sidewalks
- Don’t overuse fertilizers and pesticides
- Don’t pour any of the products listed above down the sink or flush them down the toilet.
- Don’t pour household products such as cleansers, beauty products, used motor oil and other auto fluids, paint, lawn care, or household chemicals on the ground or in storm drains
- Don't litter
- Plant native vegetation and or plants that require little or no fertilizer
- Plant trees, shrubs, and ground covers that filter pollutants and reduce storm water runoff
- Preserve established trees in the yard and neighborhood
- Read and follow directions on the use of household chemicals and disposal of containers
- Recycle used motor oil
- Recycle yard debris or use it to make compost rather than raking it into streets where it can wash into storm sewers
- Repair vehicle or equipment leaks
- Sweep driveways and patios clean instead of hosing them down
- Take paint, chemicals, cleaners, fuels, pesticides, and hazardous waste to a household hazardous waste facility
- Use nontoxic alternatives to home cleaning chemicals
- When washing the car, park it on the grass instead of in the driveway or go use a covered car wash station.