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A pile of dirt and mulch, or ingredients for disaster? A simple decision on where you store your landscaping material could have a big impact on water quality. Landscaping materials left in the street travel with rain or sprinkler water directly into the storm drain. When planning your project, consider proper storage to prevent material from coming in contact with stormwater. Contact your local agency to find out how you can safley plan your next landscaping project.

Local stormwater agencies are teaming together to bring you this message. We take this so seriously that we posted this ad rather than send you more garbage in the mail.

One thing is clear: our creeks, rivers and lakes depend on you. THIS STORMWATER MESSAGE BROUGHT TO YOU BY for the start of this project, people speculated that we may get a new auto shop in three to ve years. To have it happen in the rst year is astounding,” said Spohn. “ ere are too many people to thank. is is all thanks to the people of the community, the school district, the teachers, and even people from other schools. And it is all the students who have done the work and signed up for the classes. ey have carried themselves in a way that represents the culture of the program that we’re building.”

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