- Use environmentally friendly cleaning products — and continue to dispose of them in the proper manner.
- Educate friends and family on the importance of proper waste disposal.
- Attend community meetings and citizen panels, and voice your concerns.
- Organize a community cleanup with your friends and family, and focus on areas around storm drains and waterways.
- Start a citizen watch group and report any hazardous dumping.
- “Adopt” a storm drain and choose one specific area near your home to take care of.