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It is the mission of Stream Team to protect and enhance water resources and associated habitats and wildlife in Thurston County through citizen action and education. Stream Team is funded and jointly managed by the stormwater utilities of the Cities of Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater and Thurston County. www.streamteam.info

101:HowdoIknowmyHouseholdProductsareHazardous?LookforthekeywordsPOISON,DANGER,WARNINGorCAUTIONonthelabel.Examplesincludeoilpaintsand

thinners,solvents,usedmotoroilandsomecleaningsupplies.Inadditiontobeingharmfultopetsandfamilymembers,hazardousproductscanharmtheenvironmentiftheyarenotproperlystoredanddisposedof.Foraguidetosaferhouseholdproducts,gotohttp://tinyurl.com/hpyc8w8102:HowdoISafelyStoreHazardousHouseholdProducts?Storeinoriginalcontainer.Donotremovethelabel.Keepinalargeplastictotetocontainanyspillsorleaks.

Followthelabelinstructionsforcleaningupanyspilledorleakedproducts.Nevercombinedifferentproducts.103:HowDoIProperlyDisposeofHazardousHouseholdProducts?HazoHouseofferssafeandfreedisposalforThurstonCountyresidents.Thereisasmallchargeforbusinesses.

OpenFridaythroughTuesdayfrom8a.m.to5p.m.,HazoHouseislocatedattheThurstonCountyWasteandRecoveryCenter,2418HogumBayRoadNEinLacey.FormoreinformationaboutwhatmaterialsareacceptedatHazoHouse,andhowtoproperlypackandtransportitems,call360-867-2912orgoto:https://www.co.thurston.wa.us/solidwaste/hazardous/haz-home.htm104:WhatisanIllicitDischarge?HowCanIPreventone?Anillicitdischargeisdefinedasanythingotherthanstormwatergoingintothestormwatersystem.Examplesof

illicitdischargesarecarpetcleaningorpressurewashingwastewater,paint,oil,petwaste,sewage,grease,sedimentandgarbage.105:CarpetCleaningTipsWhencleaningyourcarpet,makesuretodisposeofthedirtywashwaterproperly.Ifonasewersystem,filterout

debrisandflushdirtywashwater.Ifonaseptic,filterandspreaddirtywateroveralandscapedarea.Thecleaningagentscanharmyoursepticsystem.Placefiltereddebrisintothetrash.Ifcontractingaservice,askthecompanyabouttheirwashwaterdisposalpolicy.106:PressureWashingTipsIfyourhomewasbuiltbefore1978,testyourpaintfirsttofindoutifitcontainsleadorheavymetals,whichmay

requirethatpaintflakesbedisposedofatHazoHouse.Beforepressurewashing,coverthegroundwithtarpstocapturepaintflakes,anddirectdirtywashwaterintoagrassyorgraveledareatokeepcontaminantsfromwashingintostormdrainsorroadsideconveyanceditches.107. CleanUpPetWastePetwastecontainsharmfulbacteriaandvirusesthatcanmakeyoungchildrensick,polluteourwaterwaysand

contaminateshellfish.Bacteriaandvirusesinpetwastecanpersistinthesoilforalongtime.Disposeofpetwastebyscooping,baggingitandtrashingit.Everydog,everydoo,everytime.108. ReportingSpills

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It is the mission of Stream Team to protect and enhance water resources and associated habitats and wildlife in Thurston County through citizen action and education. Stream Team is funded and jointly managed by the stormwater utilities of the Cities of Lacey, Olympia and Tumwater and Thurston County. www.streamteam.info

Toreportasmall-scalespillorillicitdischarge,callthe24-hourhotlineforthejurisdictionwherethespilloccurred.Youcandosoanonymously.

• Olympia:360-753-8333• Lacey:360-491-5644• Tumwater:360-754-4150• ThurstonCounty:360-867-2099

Toreportalarge-scalespill,alsocalltheWashingtonDepartmentofEcologyat360-407-6300.Forlife-threateningspillemergencies,call911.

Source:StreamTeamNews,Spring2017