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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 27, 2019 2:00-4:00pm
directly into these waters. Burich (Civic/Ice) West Arena
That includes lawn fertilizer, grass clip- Preorder: (320)234-5682
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
2019 Crow River Cleanup Day buffers of native plants.
September 14 (tentative), 2019 Do not wash vehicles on paved surfaces.
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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 col-
lection facility: McLeod Household Hazard-
ous Waste 320-484-4300 or 1(800)335-
Keep the pavement clean! 0575.
Sweep up grass clippings and fertilizer Report illegal dumping / Illicit
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
www.ci.hutchinson.mn.us/stormwater
