What can I do to make a difference at home?

Amazingly enough you can make a huge difference in stormwater quality by simply changing a few practices at home.

Here are six easy steps;

1. Wash your car on the lawn

2. Mulch your grass clippings and leave on the lawn

3. Sweep dirt onto the lawn, pick up debris and put in the trash

4. Pick up your pet waste; flush in the toilet or bag

5. Target your use of fertilizers and sweep up excess, and

6. Target use of pesticides/herbicides to your lawn and garden and take left over chemicals to the Household Hazardous Waste facility.

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