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Eir-i <br />lUl Jl <br />— <br />1 .. <br />Grass <br />Chtspings Loaves <br />Pesticides <br />^ TOXIC MATCntAtS <br />Pet Wastes <br />^4 <br />Auto <br />Exhaust <br />IMl^ Motor on <br />Lubricants <br />Gasoline <br />Tire Wear Eroded <br />Soil <br />I <br />SSSiia^KiV'‘^ <br />4IKD <br />street Litter <br />» !.: • t • !>• <br />What cities can do to help: <br />• Adopt and enlorco erosion conlrol ordmancos lor <br />construction sites <br />• Require stormwater controls in all new developments. <br />• install stormwater controtn in existing areas wher:; <br />stormwater is very polluted <br />• IrK/easo spertg and tall street sweeping. <br />• Require leaves and other yard wastes to be placed along <br />the curb lor (:oIlei:lir)fi ralhr>r than in the (jiitlnr <br />With thousands of storm sower inlets around tc»vn, stormwater is a major contributor <br />to water pollution in urban areas. Although each storm sewer inlet coninbufes only <br />a small number of pollutants, when added together, pollution corKroniralions often <br />exceed the limits established for indusines and wastewater treatment plants If the <br />pollutants entering each ol these inlets can be reduccKl. so will the polluiion in area <br />waters. <br />. • <br />* •. V <br />‘ oxYr.rn <br />^CONSUM'NTi <br />• • <br />Metal <br />Corrosion <br />ZINC, <br />corrrn <br />‘.r*3H::nn <br />• m •• f <br />'Mo <br />• • •. lOX'^ <br />• • <br />What you can do to help: <br />Do not allow soil, loaves or grass dip|»«nys >0 nrxumulalii on your <br />driveway, sidewalk or in ihn sfreel <br />Do no! use the storm sower for disposing of motor oil. <br />anlifrooze. pesticides, paints, solvents, or othnr materials <br />Sweep (do not wash) fi*dil»li/nr arwl soil off driveways arn! walkways <br />Any debns remaining on pavrxJ areas will quickly tie washed into the <br />nearest siorm snwor during Ihn noiri rainfall <br />Mmimi/e your use ol de icing matenals on sidewalks aru! dnveways <br />Disjiosn ol pel waslus l>y nuslung lhi»m down Ihn toilat or tiy bunal <br />:^l.: <br />UWUX aiul <br />Wisati^n DNR <br />To lake, river <br />or wetland