Remember, it’s illegal to pollute waterwaysin Washington State.Thank you for keeping our shared watershealthy for people, fish, and wildlife.

For clean water in your community, make these simple choices:•Takeyourcar to a commercial car wash.

•Havecaroilleaksfixed and recycle used motor oil.

• Scoopthepoop,bagit, and put it in the garbage.

• PracticeNaturalYardCare, andavoidusingpesticides and chemical fertilizers.

Water used inside–kitchens, bathrooms, laundry areas–drains to the sanitary sewer where it is treated before being releasedintoPugetSound.

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Everydayactivitiescanlead to water pollution.

When water from irrigation and rain washes overyardsandstreets,itcollectsfertilizers,

pesticides, soap, oil, pet waste, and other pollutants.Therunoffflowsintostorm

drains untreated and ends up polluting the nearest stream, lake, or wetland.

Water outside drains to the nearest storm drain untreated

andthenflowstoastream,lake, or wetland.

DoYouWantClean WaterinYourCommunity?

Making simple choices prevents water pollution