10/19/2007
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DPW, volunteers to mark storm drains this weekend
Nearly 4,000 drains marked this year, doubling goal of 2,000 INDIANAPOLIS — Students from the University of Indianapolis and Indianapolis Department of Public Works staff will be participating in one of the last storm drain marking events this year, tomorrow, Saturday, October 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the city’s southeast side.
Their efforts this weekend will help DPW double its goal of marking 2,000 storm drains this year. In an effort to improve water quality in Indianapolis, nearly 150 volunteers and Indianapolis Department of Public Works staff marked nearly 4,000 storm drains since October 2006.
WHAT: Storm Drain Marking Event
WHEN: tomorrow, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WHERE: Meet at 9:30 a.m. at the football stadium parking lot, located at East Hanna Avenue and South State Street, on the campus of the University of Indianapolis. The volunteers will travel to nearby neighborhoods to mark storm drains. To meet up with the group after 9:30 a.m., contact Tom White, DPW, (317)223-1540.
Part of Mayor Peterson’s Clean Streams-Healthy Neighborhoods initiative, DPW’s storm drain marking program is a campaign to remind residents that nothing should be dumped into storm drains because they connect to local waterways. With help from DPW staff, community volunteers mark storm drains with colorful labels that say “NO DUMPING – DRAINS TO STREAM.”
When it rains, stormwater picks up and carries pollution as it runs off of rooftops, parking lots, lawns and other surfaces. The polluted stormwater that flows through storm drains is not treated before emptying into our streams and rivers. While individual storm drains may not contribute much pollution, the combined contribution from many storm drains can negatively impact water quality and be harmful to living things.
For more information about storm drain marking, please visit www.indycleanstreams.org.
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