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PET WASTE and WATER QUALITY -Landscaping, Gardening and Yard Mainte- nance -Fresh Concrete and Mortar Application -Erosion Control -Household and Vehicle Maintenance -Paint and Household Hazardous Waste For more information about the Millcreek storm water quality management program and additional pamphlets, contact: Millcreek Engineering Division 3330 South 1300 East Millcreek, UT 84106 (801) 214-2700 Visit the Salt Lake County Storm Water Coalition webpage: Www.stormwatercoalition.org Other Pamphlets Include: RECOMMENDED METHODS FOR STORM WATER PROTECTION Spill Response Dial 911 -or- State of Utah Environmental Response (801) 536-4300 Local Pollution Control Agencies: Utah Division of Water Quality (801) 536-4300 Salt Lake County Health Department (385) 468-3862 Millcreek Engineering Division (801) 214-2700 Salt Lake County acknowledges the University of Wisconsin Extension (UWEX) and the Wisconsin Depart- ment of Natural Resources for information contained in this management-radiation-control/used-oil/ ---PAGE BREAK--- Are You Polluting Lakes & Streams? Storm Water Pollution Prevention: It’s Up to Us Cleaning up after your pet can be as sim- ple as taking a plastic bag or pooper scooper along on your next walk. What should you do with the waste you pick up? No solution is perfect, but we recommend two: 1. Flush it down the toilet. The water in your toilet goes to a sewage treatment plant that removes most pollutants before the water reaches a river or stream. To prevent plumbing problems, don’t flush debris or litter or cat litter. Cat feces may be flushed but used litter should be put in a securely closed bag in the trash. 2. Put it in the trash. This is probably the easiest but may not be the best solu- tion. Put waste in a securely closed bag and deposit in trash. Because pet waste may carry diseases, you should not bury it or put it in a vegetable garden. Do not put wastes in a compost pile. The pile won’t get hot enough to kill disease organisms in the waste. In the Salt Lake Valley, storm drains flow di- rectly to local creeks and rivers with NO treatment. Degradation of storm water is a seri- ous problem for wildlife dependent on our waterways and for the people who live near streams or use them for rec- reation. Some common sources of contaminants in storm runoff include: • Spilled oil, fuel fluids from vehi- cles and heavy equipment • Construction debris • Landscaping runoff containing pesticides or weed killers • Materials such as used motor oil, anti- freeze, paint products that people pour or spill into a street or storm drain. Millcreek is working with citizens and busi- nesses to clean up storm water runoff. We hope you will join us, by keeping pet wastes out of our rivers and streams. PET OWNERS, TAKE HEED...When you clean up after your pet, do you dump the waste in the street or storm drainage system? Do you leave it to decay on the sidewalk or on the grass near the street? If so, you may be causing pollution or health problems. Pollutants from improperly disposed pet waste may be washed into the storm drainage system by rain or melting snow. Storm runoff in Salt Lake County receives NO treatment. When pet waste is washing into lakes or streams, the waste decays, using up oxygen and sometimes releasing ammonia. Low oxygen levels and ammonia, combined with warm temperatures, kill fish. Pet wastes also con- tain nutrients that encourage weed and algae growth. Overly fertile water becomes cloudy and green — unattractive for swimming, boating and fishing. Perhaps most importantly, pet waste can carry dis- eases which could make water unsafe for contact.. Some of these diseases are: Campylobacteriosis—bacterial infection Salmonellosis—bacterial infection Toxocariasis—roundworm infection Toxoplasmosis—protozoan parasite infection Giardiasis—protozoan parasite infection What Can You Do?