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STORMWATER

Phone (320)234-5682 Fax (320)234-4240

Hutchinson’s Waterfront Pollution Prevention, What you
Properties? can do:

You live on waterfront  Never dump anything onto the street, into a
property if there is a storm gutter or storm drain
drain nearby! Storm  Sweep leaves and soil from sidewalks and
drains carry runoff water driveways back onto the lawn or compost
directly to lakes and rivers.  Build or buy a rain barrel.
Whatever washes off your Annual Rain Barrel Sale:
yard and streets runs April 22th, 20172pm-4:30pm
directly into these waters. Burich (Civic/Ice) Arena
That includes lawn fertilizer, grass clip-  Compost yard clippings
pings, pet waste, and tree leaves and  Plant a rain garden
seeds-all sources of stormwater pollution!  Eliminate/reduce your use of
You can volunteer to monitor a lake or pesticides and fertilizer
stream-MPCA’s Citizen Monitoring Program  If you live along a shoreline, plant vegetated
2017 Crow River Cleanup Day buffers of native plants
September 16th, 2017  Do not wash vehicles on paved surfaces
nd
8-11am, 2 Ave SE Bridge, Tartan Park
 Fix leaks on your vehicles
What an Illicit Discharge looks like!  Landscape and install walkways, driveways,
and drainage to let water seep into the
ground instead of running offsite.
 Pick up after your pets; bury or dispose
of waste in the trash
 Only place leaves in streets
during designated fall leaf
pickup dates.
 Bring leftover toxic material to
a waste collection facility:
McLeod Household Hazardous Waste
320-234-7166
Keep the pavement clean!  Report illegal dumping / Illicit
Sweep up grass clippings and fertilizer Discharges: 320-234-5682
from driveways, sidewalks, and streets.
Blow it back up onto your lawn Visit the City Stormwater Website:
where it belongs or dispose of www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us/stormwater
clippings in your organics bin.
Remember that an ounce of Do your part
prevention is worth a pound
of cure!
keep water at heart

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