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The river starts with you.


What we do in our daily lives around home-- from washing a car to fertilizing the lawn and garden-- can affect the health of our rivers and streams. That's because the storm drains on the streets and in parking lots lead directly to the river. Maybe it's a leaky oil pan in our car, or a pesticide we've put in the garden; it may be the family pet's droppings left on the curb. It may be unintentional, but if it's on the ground, rain can wash it into the storm drain, and from there it goes directly and untreated into our neighborhood streams and rivers.
The river starts with each of us.

Why should we care about keeping
 our rivers and streams clean?

In the Northwest, clean water and healthy rivers and streams are important to our quality of life. Our waterways are important for recreation, scenery, drinking water, and for salmon and other wildlife. Pollution threatens all of this. A major source of water pollution is runoff from rain or irrigation. Water running over lawns, gardens, streets and rooftops can pick up pollution in its path and carry it to our waterways.

In this way oil, grease, dirt, gas, fertilizer, weed killer and many other chemicals enter our rivers. What we do in our homes and yards can pollute our water. Clean water is up to each one of us. Explore the tips to the right to see how you can help or click here to learn more about getting involved.

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