Empty used oil and antifreeze down a storm drain. Improper disposal of oil and antifreeze can harm our parks and wildlife. One quart of oil can contaminate two million gallons of drinking water. Antifreeze can flow directly into our streams and parks and kill fish and wildlife. Take responsibility for monitoring and properly maintaining flood control lakes and ponds owned by your homeowners association to protect against erosion caused by surges of stormwater runoff.
Heavy rains can cause erosion.
Eroding topsoil can be transported from your land and deposited in streams or wetlands and smother aquatic life. DO Landscape your yard with trees and shrubs. Provide valuable cover for wildlife. May reduce heating and cooling needs for your home by 30 percent. Require less fertilizer and fewer herbicides than grass.