Spring Cleanup And Stormwater

Spring is here & time to spruce up!  The street sweeper will soon be by to pick up sand from the winter months. Now is also the time to clean up yard leaves left over from the fall. With spring rains we want to minimize sand, debris, and leaves from going down the storm drain and ending up in local waterways. Leaves can hold nitrogen that can overfeed the watershed and cause algea blooms and green lakes and sand can cause sedimentation of streams, etc. Here are some other stormwater tips...