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Clean Water Starts with Me
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Keeping the region's desert waterways clean and absent of litter begins with each and every one of us. Each year, Pima Association of Governments develops a stormwater pollution prevention theme to help remind people of our role to prevent stormwater runoff from becoming contaminated with pollutants.
This year, the public outreach campaign is "Clean Water Starts with Me."
Pollutants may include oil, grease, fertilizer, pesticide and trash that may end up in desert washes if they are picked up and carrried by stormwater runoff.
So, please remember to dispose of these items properly and help keep our desert waterways clean. (See Tips below.)
For more information about PAG member jurisdictions and their stormwater programs, please click here.
Contact Info
Malini Banerjee
Senior Watershed Planner
Pima Association of Governments
177 N. Church Ave., Suite 405
Tucson, AZ 85701
Phone: (520) 792-1093
Fax: (520) 620-6981 |
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- Change oil properly by collecting drips and cleaning up spills
- Keep your vehicle "leak free" by checking your parking areas for drips and stains
- Wash your vehicle at commericial carwashes that can recycle water or send it to the sanitary sewer
- Tune up your vehicle to reduce tailpipe emissions
- Reduce pollution at the source by driving less (carpool, ride the bus, bike, or walk)
- Dispose of oil and other automotive fluids properly at Tucson/Pima County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
- Drive less: RideShare and SunTran are great transportation alternatives
- More information can be found at Earth 911
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- Buy "non toxic" products
- Use detergents, cleaners, solvents, and paints sparingly and follow application directions
- Store house maintenance products away from rain and runoff
- Clean up spills
- Dispose of household hazardous wastes properly at Tucson/Pima County Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)
- For information about household chemicals, see EPA's web site on non-point source pollution
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