Community Page

SMCWPPP is committed to educating residents of San Mateo County and providing partnership opportunities to further the resources and reach of the pollution prevention message. We strive to educate the public about the causes of stormwater pollution and its serious effects on the quality of local creeks, lagoons, shorelines and neighborhoods. The following outreach materials, information, and advertising campaigns help us to make the connection between actions and the effect on the environment with the goal to encourage our community to adopt less pollution and more environmentally beneficial practices.

• Our most recent public service announcement, informs viewers that storm drains lead directly to local waterways and everyday actions can affect water quality.
  
  
• We offer a free assembly program to educate elementary age children at schools and other venues. We also offer free high school presentations regarding water pollution and car care.
  
  
• We coordinate the California Coastal Cleanup Day for San Mateo County, encouraging residents and businesses to get directly involved in cleanup efforts by picking up litter on our shorelines.
  
  
• We also encourage citizens to get involved with local watershed protection and education by applying for and implementing community action grants.

Community Pages

Residents Everyday activities like washing your car or caring for your garden impact water quality. Learn what you can do to help keep our water clean.

Teachers Fun and exciting ways for your students to learn about water and what can be done to prevent pollution in our waterways.

Kids Activity pages to help you learn about stormwater, stormdrains, and how to prevent water pollution.

Stormwater 101 Learn more about stormwater and the causes of water pollution.

Watershed Map San Mateo County has 34 watersheds. Find the location where you live on the map to see which watershed you live in. Links to publicly available maps of the local municipal separate storm sewer system are also available.

Watershed Groups Guide Environmental Resource Guide of Groups and Organizations in San Mateo County with Watershed Stewardship Efforts. Search local groups by location or topic of interest. Want to start your own watershed group? Check out this page for ways to get started.

Videos View our public service announcements for an overview of the causes of stormwater pollution.

Calendar of Events Get involved! Find out about upcoming events in the community.

Community Action Grant Up to $3,000 will be awarded to groups proposing projects to restore, protect, enhance, or prevent pollution of local waterways or which benefit the ecology of the San Mateo County watershed.

Program Materials Pollution prevention educational and reference materials are available in Acrobat PDF format to view and download.

Frequently Asked Questions

Report an Incident of Water Pollution Report incidents of water pollution problems such as illegal dumping or discharges.