CLEAN CARS – CLEAN WATER
Clean cars and clean water – can these things really go together? Yes, they can! There are two ways to wash your car in the summer months that won’t pollute our rivers and streams. First, you can use the car wash. The car wash in connected to the sewage treatment plant, so the dirty water is treated and cleaned before heading back into the environment.
Second, you can wash your car at home – on the lawn – not the driveway. When you wash your car on the lawn, all the dirty water and soap filter into the soil where they are quickly are cleaned by soil organisms and bacteria. Washing your car on the driveway results in all of the dirty water, soap and grime from your car, flowing down the driveway into the nearest storm drain. Once it enters the storm drain, it is on a direct path to the nearest river, stream or wetland.
So here is a great conservation tip for you. This summer, wash your car on the lawn and skip the lawn watering – you just did that and cleaned your car too!
Help keep the river clean and conserve water this summer - watch where you wash.
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