For many, car washing is a springtime ritual.
Often, citizens don’t know that by washing
all that winter grime off their vehicles they
might actually be causing harm to our local
waterways.
Water entering storm drains, unlike water
that enters sanitary sewers, does not undergo
treatment before it is discharged into our
waterways. When cars are washed on streets
and driveways, that dirty water eventually
winds up in rivers, streams, creeks, and lakes.
Washing one car may not seem to be a problem,
but collectively car washing activity
adds up to big problems for our local lakes,
creeks and streams. Pollution associated with
car washing degrades water quality while
also finding its way into sediments, impacting
aquatic habitats.
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