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It's time for spring cleaning! Remember, when you clean out the garage, make an appointment at our HHW collection facility to bring in chemicals and materials that are Too Toxic To Trash. In addition to cleaning out the garage, why not clean up a little around the neighborhood? Go to Spring Cleaning SMC to find a cleanup event happening near you this spring! Spring planting season is here! The Our Water Our World helps you identify Less Toxic Pest Control products available for the home and garden in 20 partner stores across San Mateo County. Look for the Our Water Our World symbol next to the shelf label before you buy. 2012 Car Wash Discount Coupons are available NOW! Get one and help keep car wash pollution out of the storm drain. Also check our Automotive Care page for tips on how to keep your car from contributing to water pollution. Watershed Groups Guide Find San Mateo County groups working on watershed stewardship projects. Volunteer opportunities and events listed. San Carlos Residents and Businesses: Get information about the Clean Watersheds for a Clean Bay project regarding PCB cleanup in San Carlos. Spanish-language Stormwater Brochure available Usted es la Solución para Prevenir la Contaminación del Agua que va a los Desagües
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In the News updated April 20, 2012
SMCWPPP In the News: PRESS RELEASE 2.2.12 SURVEY CALCULATES BAY AREA LITTER PROBLEM REACHES UP T1.6 MILLON GALLONS ANNUALLY PRESS RELEASE 1.11.12 WINTER RAINS WASH POLLUTANTS INTO LOCAL WATERS PRESS RELEASE 10.28.11 SAN MATEO COUNTY STORMWATER GUIDEBOOK WINS NATIONAL ASLA AWARD PRESS RELEASE 10.27.11 COMMUNITY ACTION GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE California Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday September 17. Coastsider.com, September 14, 2011 Millbrae Volunteers Needed for 2011 California Coastal Cleanup Day. Millbrae Patch, August 29, 2011 PRESS RELEASE 8.29.11 CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP DAY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2011 Survey pinpoints sources of trash in San Francisco Bay. San Mateo County Times, June 20, 2011 Tips for an Eco-Friendly Car Wash. Redwood City Patch. May 28, 2011 County seeks compensation for stormwater efforts. San Francisco Examiner. February 24, 2011. EPA grant to help identify sources of PCBs, a potent carcinogen, in San Francisco Bay, San Jose Mercury News, November 28, 2010 Volunteers Scour The Coast to Keep Beach Clean, Half Moon Bay Review, September 23, 2010 Worst Trash Spots Along Waterways in San Mateo County Spotlighted, San Mateo County Times, September 21, 2010 San Mateo County Seeks End to Cigarette Butt Litter, San Mateo County Times, January 16, 2010. Green Streets and Parking Lots: Coming Soon to Cities Near You, Cal Planner, American Planning Association California, July-August 2009. Past Press releases: 11.1.10 COMMUNITY ACTION GRANTS AVAILABLE TO ENHANCE AND PROTECT WATER QUALITY 9.7.10 CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP DAY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2010 5.24.10 REDWOOD CITY HONORING DOZENS OF NEWLY-CERTIFIED "GREEN GARDENERS" 4.20.10 SPRING INTO ACTION: Bay Area Stormwater Agencies Ask Consumers to Exercise Caution When Choosing Pesticides 9.10.09 CALIFORNIA COASTAL CLEANUP DAY CELEBRATES 25TH ANNIVERSARY 7.28.09 LOCAL “GREEN STREETS” GUIDEBOOK WINS STATEWIDE PLANNING AWARD 5.18.09 BAY AREA PROGRAM HELPS PEOPLE CONTROL COMMON PESTS WITHOUT HARM TO WATER QUALITY 4/13/09 EARTH DAY EVENT INCLUDE FREE RECYCLING OF CFL’s Contact:PollutionPrevention@co.sanmateo.ca.us ### In the News Watershed, Stormwater, and Pollutants Articles: The place looks like a dump. On Midway, More Plastic Washes Up With Every Wave. Literally. April 20, 2012
Fishermen harvest dinner in the San Francisco Bay – at their own risk. It’s an enticing prospect: Aspiring fishermen on the shores of San Francisco Bay can expect salmon, croaker, sturgeon, and even the occasional rock crab – all for free. But there’s a big tradeoff – mercury, PCBs and other industrial chemicals in the fish. April 6, 2012. Easy and Inexpensive DIY Recipes for 10 Common Cleaning Products March 27, 2012 Marin's organic war on pests. Veteran county landscape chief David Hattem and his colleagues are waging a nontoxic war against pests, armed with weeding gloves, mulch, custom vermin traps, rodent-hunting owls and other organic weapons including predatory insects. March 12, 2012. Japanese tsunami debris expected to be light. A year ago, a great Japanese tsunami destroyed entire towns and killed thousands of people. But the dreaded second tsunami - the 25 million tons of debris washed into the Pacific Ocean - looks to be a much tamer affair. March 11, 2012. Farr, Alejo pitch growers' water quality plan. With a scheduled vote on controversial new rules aimed at keeping agricultural pollutants from flowing into waterways and drinking water supplies less than two weeks away, two of the Central Coast's top political leaders made a last-ditch plea on behalf of farmers Friday. March 3, 2012. San Francisco Bay: a garbage can for 7 million people Swim Down Through a Sea of Trash With Dramatic, Eerily Beautiful Photos by Mandy Barker Contra Costa county supervisors lean on landowners to solve stormwater pollution problem. A new $12 to $22 annual parcel fee to clean trash out of storm drains and keep pollutants out of Bay Area lakes and rivers will go before Contra Costa County landowners later this month. February 8 2012. Attorney alters his suit over plastic bag ban in San Luis Obispo County. An attorney suing the county waste management board over its adoption of an ordinance that would ban plastic shopping bags at most stores in San Luis Obispo County has withdrawn one of his reasons for the litigation but has left the other intact. February 8, 2012.
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