Current
Storm Drain Adoptions
1. The Weisbords: N. Essex and Windsor Avenue
2. Joan Molloy: Woodside and Maple, Woodside and Essex,
Elmwood and Maple, Chestnut
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Did you know that our storm drains lead to Indian
Creek?
"Trash
in the streets can easily find its way into a storm sewer
and end up in Darby Creek or Mill Creek and then on to the
Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. Likewise, don’t wash
spilled chemicals, like antifreeze or oil, into the storm
sewer. Instead, use a material like kitty litter to absorb
the liquid that has been spilled. Then dispose of the
litter in your trash. And, help reduce flooding by keeping
storm sewers clear of leaves so that water running off the
land has a place to go." - Nancy Grundahl's Environment
Report
We often forget how much of an impact our presence has on
the local ecosystems. There was recently a
fishkill in Indian
Creek, as
reported in the Main Line Times
What can we do? Its all about your
mindset. Be conscious
of what gets washed into the storm drains by the rain.
1) Wash your car with
environmentally friendly soap. Available online by Seventh Generation. Also check at Whole Foods Market in
Wynnewood.
2) Get a push lawn
mower, available
locally from Ricklins.
3) Keep trash out of the
streets - throw your
trash in a garbage or recycling can, where it belongs
4) Don't use pesticides on
your lawn, they get
washed down the street and into the storm drains
5) Don't empty your pool
water without first
conditioning it to be safe to re-enter the ecosystem.
Join our Adopt A Storm
Drain program and take
responsibility for keeping an eye on a storm drain near
your home. Sign up
here!
