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Is your car leaking fluids? Motor oil can easily contaminate drinking water sources and harm aquatic life

Dirty car? Clean it up by using a commercial car wash that treats or recycles its wastewater.

Leaving pet waste on the ground allows harmful bacteria and nutrients to wash into storm drains and waterways.

Excess nutrients in waterways can cause algae blooms resulting in a process that removes oxygen from water

Use pesticides and fertilizers sparingly and in recommended amounts.

Take a minute to make sure storm drains on your street are free of debris. A clear drain is a happy drain!

Stormwater quality is no joke! According to the USGS, 2.59% of Earth’s water is fresh water and only 1% of it is usable

When walking your dog, remember to pick up waste and throw it away.

Rain gardens and grassy swales can provide natural places for rainwater to collect and soak into the ground.

Indy is regulated by a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permit. Learn more here: http://www.epa.gov/npdes

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) | US EPA The NPDES permit program addresses water pollution by regulating point sources that discharge pollutants to waters of the United States.

Anything that enters a storm sewer system is discharged untreated into surface waters.

Have hazardous waste like paint or oil you need to get rid of? Find your local ToxDrop location at: www.indy.gov/sustainindy

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