UACES Facebook 10 Things You Can do to Protect Our Water
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Help us protect our waterways!

Stormwater runoff can carry pollutants into our waterways, harming aquatic life and impacting our community's health. Whether it’s preventing litter, managing yard waste, or using eco-friendly practices around your home, there are many ways you can help keep our streams, lakes, and rivers clean.

1. Never Dump

1. Never Dump

Storm drains are NOT a part of the sanitary sewer system.

2. Pick Up Pet Waste

2. Pick Up Pet Waste

Pet waste contributes to bacterial contamination of waterways.
3. Check Your Car for Leaking Fluids

3. Check Your Car for Leaking Fluids

Improper disposal of used oil, which includes oil leaking from cars, contributes significantly to stormwater pollution.
4. Don't litter!

4. Don't litter!

When litter isn't picked up, it gets carried to storm drains by rainwater.
5. Use Fertilizer Sparingly

5. Use Fertilizer Sparingly

Use fertilizers according to your lawn and plant needs and the labeled instructions.
6. Compost Yard Waste

6. Compost Yard Waste

Don't blow yard waste into the streets!

7. Direct Downspouts Away From Paved Surfaces

7. Direct Downspouts Away From Paved Surfaces

When rain falls on a roof, its momentum increases and gives it more power to wash pollutants into storm drains.

8. Always Use a Car Wash

8. Always Use a Car Wash

The best place to wash your car is a car wash with proper water treatment equipment.
9. Use Integrated Pest Management

9. Use Integrated Pest Management

Use pesticides cautiously and only if necessary.
Leaving bare soil in your landscape can cause exposed soil to wash away during a rain.

10. Minimize Erosion in Your Yard

Leaving bare soil in your landscape can cause exposed soil to wash away during a rain.

 

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