WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP 1858 RAMSEY COUNTY MINNESOTA News &Views A bi-weekly section where readers will be informed on subjects of seasonal interest, upcoming events and other timely topics. DUMPING INTO STORM DRAINS IS NOT JUST WRONG - IT'S WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HAZARDS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ILLICIT WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP: DISCHARGES? Pollutants in ilicit discharges include viruses & bacteria from caw fonly rain statm sewage or pet waste, heavy metah, tosici & nutrients. Bacteria & ol can wash into swimming areas k reate health hazards & dose beaches. Nutrients from gas, leaves & sail contribute to the overgrowth of algae which can impact aquatik ite. EPA Storm sewers transport stormwater (rain and melting snow) to the nearest river, lake. studies show that pollutant levels from even small ilkit discharges have been shownto be stream or wetland. Anything that enters a storm drain will go directly to the nearest body of high enough to significantly degrade water quality & threaten aquatik, wildife & human ILLEGALI It'sillegal to dump or discharge waste or polution in storm drains. A common misconception about storm sewers is that they go to a - Be alerti Report any suspicious discharges. Recycle your used ol, antifreeze & batteries at a Ramsey County Household Hazandous Waste (HW) Site. Clean up any spils inmedutely - kitty litter or saw dust will absarb the spil. Be sure to sweep these up drain waste water treatment plant. This is not the case as well. Empty bottles of household deaners, lawn& garden chemicals should be disposed of accerding to label directions. Ifa container has the words caution, warning, danger or peison on the label & sall has product inside, it does not belong in the trash. Use a Ramsey County HW site for safe doposal. Do not blow grass dippings, leaves & mukh in the street. Sweep them up ifthey do land there. Grass clippings, leaves & mulch left in the street end up washed into the storm sewers & have the potential to create aigae bloms in our lakes, ponds & rivers. Paints, paint thinner & solvents can be taken ako be taken to a HHW site. if you havea water without treatment and may cause serious environmental damage. health WHAT IS AN ILLICIT DISCHARGE? An iliot discharge is "any discharge into a stormwater system, Irrigation water river, stream or water body that is not composed entirely of stormwater" Some of the pollutants that fall into this categery are: Individual residential car washing Car wash wastewater WHAT ISN'T AN ILLICIT DISCHARGE? Sump pump discharge Remember.. What we do on land affects the quality of water we drink & use in so many ways Many small sounces of pollution add up to cause big water quality problems Natural things such as sal, leaves, grass clppings & pet waste can cause water pollution Waste dumped into storm sewers goes into our lakes, ponds & rivers without treatment Please Keep it Clean! Gas & motor oil Grass dippings & leaves Household deaners, paints, paint thinners & solvents Lawn & garden chemicab - weed kiles, fertizer, pesticides & herbicides Clean up your pet waste & dispose of it in the trash. June8 - Continuation of the Township's Annual Meeting Pet waste Find us on Facebook June 25 - Log Cabin Day Visit www.whitebeartownship.org or call 651.747.2750 1281 Hammond Road, White Bear Township, Minnesota 55110 WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP 1858 RAMSEY COUNTY MINNESOTA News &Views A bi-weekly section where readers will be informed on subjects of seasonal interest, upcoming events and other timely topics. DUMPING INTO STORM DRAINS IS NOT JUST WRONG - IT'S WHAT ARE SOME OF THE HAZARDS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ILLICIT WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP: DISCHARGES? Pollutants in ilicit discharges include viruses & bacteria from caw fonly rain statm sewage or pet waste, heavy metah, tosici & nutrients. Bacteria & ol can wash into swimming areas k reate health hazards & dose beaches. Nutrients from gas, leaves & sail contribute to the overgrowth of algae which can impact aquatik ite. EPA Storm sewers transport stormwater (rain and melting snow) to the nearest river, lake. studies show that pollutant levels from even small ilkit discharges have been shownto be stream or wetland. Anything that enters a storm drain will go directly to the nearest body of high enough to significantly degrade water quality & threaten aquatik, wildife & human ILLEGALI It'sillegal to dump or discharge waste or polution in storm drains. A common misconception about storm sewers is that they go to a - Be alerti Report any suspicious discharges. Recycle your used ol, antifreeze & batteries at a Ramsey County Household Hazandous Waste (HW) Site. Clean up any spils inmedutely - kitty litter or saw dust will absarb the spil. Be sure to sweep these up drain waste water treatment plant. This is not the case as well. Empty bottles of household deaners, lawn& garden chemicals should be disposed of accerding to label directions. Ifa container has the words caution, warning, danger or peison on the label & sall has product inside, it does not belong in the trash. Use a Ramsey County HW site for safe doposal. Do not blow grass dippings, leaves & mukh in the street. Sweep them up ifthey do land there. Grass clippings, leaves & mulch left in the street end up washed into the storm sewers & have the potential to create aigae bloms in our lakes, ponds & rivers. Paints, paint thinner & solvents can be taken ako be taken to a HHW site. if you havea water without treatment and may cause serious environmental damage. health WHAT IS AN ILLICIT DISCHARGE? An iliot discharge is "any discharge into a stormwater system, Irrigation water river, stream or water body that is not composed entirely of stormwater" Some of the pollutants that fall into this categery are: Individual residential car washing Car wash wastewater WHAT ISN'T AN ILLICIT DISCHARGE? Sump pump discharge Remember.. What we do on land affects the quality of water we drink & use in so many ways Many small sounces of pollution add up to cause big water quality problems Natural things such as sal, leaves, grass clppings & pet waste can cause water pollution Waste dumped into storm sewers goes into our lakes, ponds & rivers without treatment Please Keep it Clean! Gas & motor oil Grass dippings & leaves Household deaners, paints, paint thinners & solvents Lawn & garden chemicab - weed kiles, fertizer, pesticides & herbicides Clean up your pet waste & dispose of it in the trash. June8 - Continuation of the Township's Annual Meeting Pet waste Find us on Facebook June 25 - Log Cabin Day Visit www.whitebeartownship.org or call 651.747.2750 1281 Hammond Road, White Bear Township, Minnesota 55110