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Lower Duwamish Waterway
Source Control Investigation

What Can You Do to Help Prevent Pollution
from Entering the Duwamish?

General:

Report Spills or Illegal Dumping into Storm Drains:

Call the Washington State Department of Ecology at 425-649-7000 to report a spill or dumping into storm drains in King, Snohomish, Island, San Juan, Kitsap, Whatcom, or Skagit Counties.

Learn more about source control efforts related to the Lower Duwamish Waterway:

• Get on the Lower Duwamish Waterway Superfund site mailing list
• Contact the Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition for information about their source control efforts
• Review source control documents:
  • On this web page
  • At the Georgetown Gospel Chapel, 6606 Carleton Avenue South, Seattle (call 206-767-3207 for an appointment)
  • At the WA Department of Ecology, 3190 160th Avenue SE, Bellevue (call 425-649-7190 for an appointment)

Residents:

Storm Drain Stenciling Storm drains carry waste directly into aquatic habitats. Volunteer groups can paint a notice around the storm drains to remind neighbors that we can all help protect our streams, lakes, and the Puget Sound. Learn more about this program and other group activities.

Salmon Friendly Gardening How we garden can affect salmon habitat. Runoff from our yards goes directly into the storm drains and then the streams, lakes, and Puget Sound. Learn what gardening practices benefit salmon. Go to this link for more gardening tips.

Household Hazardous Waste How we use, store, and dispose of household hazardous materials such as cleaning materials, pesticides, fertilizers, and automotive oil affects our health and the environment. Learn more about which products are hazardous and how to dispose of them.

Keep Water Safe and Clean Learn ways to keep water safe and clean by using less fertilizer, reporting surface water pollution, environmental car washing, and properly disposing pet waste, and motor oil.

Businesses:

Hazardous Waste How businesses and other organizations use, store, and dispose of hazardous materials from automotive shops, dry cleaners, dentists, jewelers, and others affects our health and the environment. Learn more about services available to businesses.

Pollution Prevention This Department of Ecology webpage includes information about pollution prevention planning, resources, events and training, and links to other sources of information on this topic.

Avoid Generating Pollution This site lists high risk pollution generating activities such as washing vehicles, equipment, and buildings, loading and unloading materials onto trucks, storing liquids in above-ground tanks, manufacturing, landscaping, and fuel operations. Learn about how to avoid generating pollution.

This page last updated 09/23/2008