BESTPRACTICES
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
