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- Never dispose of oils, pesticides, or other chemicals onto
driveways, roadways or storm drains. The next rain will carry it into
surface water or help it soak into groundwater.
- Report polluters and spills.
- Stencil storm drains with
"DUMP NO WASTE, DRAINS TO STREAM" message.
- For more information about household hazardous waste disposal
options, check out the King County website at
http://www.govlink.org/hazwaste/index.cfm.
For more on waste disposal, visit our
Solid Waste page.
- Consider replacing impervious surfaces like sidewalks, decks, and
driveways around your home with more pervious materials or methods
like mulch, turf block, pervious concrete or clean stone.
- Review your home for stormwater handling. If your gutters,
downspouts, driveways, or decks directly discharge into a water body,
retrofit them by redirecting the runoff onto grassy areas or
installing berm/swale systems. Make sure that you are not causing a
problem for a neighbor or to your own house.
- Collect stormwater runoff in closed rain barrels and use if for
yard and garden watering. Contact the Natural Resources Division at
425-556-2825 or nr@redmond.gov for information on where to purchase
rain barrels.
- Make sure your automobile isn't leaking fluids.
- Before you wash your car, visit our
car washing page.
- Practice
natural lawn care to reduce the
use of hazardous products while saving time, water, money, and helping
to preserve the environment.
- Instead of cleaning walkways with a hose, sweep up grass
clippings, leaves, twigs and put them into a yard waste container or
compost pile. Sweep up dirt and put it back into the garden. This way,
you won't accidentally wash debris into a storm drain or waterway, and
you'll save water.
- Choose plants and trees that resist pests and disease. Certain
flowering cherry trees are resistant to brown rot. Some roses are
resistant to aphids and mildew. Certain rhododendrons are resistant to
root weevils and are drought tolerant. Nurseries can help you in
making choices.
- Avoid using weed and feed products. Applying this product to your
entire lawn is overkill for weed control. Pull weeds by hand or with
tools. If you decide to use a weed killer, wear gloves, spot spray
just the weed, and spray when it isn't windy or when rain isn't
predicted. Never use pesticides, fertilizers, or herbicides near
streams, lakes, or wetlands.
- Avoid using Diazinon, often used to treat crane flies in lawns.
This pesticide has also been found in our streams, and the
Environmental Protection Agency is phasing it out because of the
potential health risk to children.
- If you have an irrigation system, make sure it is in good working
order and limit its use to actual watering needs.
- Collect stormwater runoff in closed rain barrels and use if for
yard and garden watering (see above).
- Retain native vegetation along waterfronts to prevent erosion and
help stop heavy rain sheet flow.
- Practice proper pet waste disposal. A day's waste from one
large dog can contain 7.8 billion fecal coliform bacteria.
- When walking: bag it. Bring plastic bags with you when you
walk your dog. Use a bag to pick up the dog waste. Tie bag
closed and place in trash.
- At home: trash it. Double bag dog waste or kitty litter.
Tie securely and place in garbage.
- At home option: flush it. If you are on a sewer system
(not septic) flush dog or cat waste down the toilet. Kitty
litter should not be flushed because it can clog your toilet or pipes.
- Tips for bagging it: keep a supply of bags near your dog
leash. Reuse old newspaper, bread, or sandwich bags. Tie
bags on the leash if you don't have pockets.
- Do not drain your pool or spa to a lot, ditch or outside drain
where water could enter groundwater, a stream or lake, or a storm
drain.
- Do not drain your pool or spa to a septic system, as this action
could cause the system to fail.
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