Keep concrete waste out of storm drains
When concrete waste and washout gets into our storm drains and travels to local streams, it causes a number of problems. Once in the water, it kills fish by clogging their gills and causing asphyxiation. From an infrastructure standpoint, the waste builds up in the storm drainage system and reduces capacity for rainwater to move freely through the system. With our rainy Pacific Northwest weather, overburdened storm systems can lead to localized flooding. From a cost perspective, concrete waste is very hard - if not impossible - to remove from parts of the storm drainage system. Home and landowners are invested in the infrastructure around them, and repairs can be costly. You can protect the environment, your neighborhood, and your wallet by helping to keep the storm drainage system functioning as designed.