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j r <br /> Public Works <br /> <br /> y~ ; City of Eugene <br /> '~r~'' 858 Pearl Street <br /> N E W S R E L E A S E Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503} 687-5262 <br /> :September 25 1991 <br /> '(:ONTACT: Bo Hammitt, Maintenance Director, 687-5220 <br /> 'f-rom Sandra lesson, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> f~OR IMMEDIAT RELEASE <br /> BO SCOUTS VOLUNTEER TO PAINT STENCILS ON CITY STORM DRAINS <br /> About 3 boy scouts from troops 316 and 579 have volunteered to stencil <br /> i <br /> ~:torm drains with a message that tells people why they shouldn't dump <br /> pollutants i to storm drains. The scouts will stencil drains in the south <br /> hills area, orking their way out from the Edgewaod Elementary School area, <br /> un Saturday, September 28 between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The stencils show a <br /> i'ish and the words, "Dump no waste. Drains to stream." <br /> ~ Accordi g to Maintenance Director, Bob Hammitt, most people don't know <br /> i:hat when t ey dump motor oil, thinner, paint, household cleaners, garbage, <br /> c?r antifree a down a storm drain it is not filtered, but flows directly into <br /> i:he nearest stream or river, eventually moving into other waterways, such as <br /> lakes and w tland areas. "Storm drains are designed to catch the runoff from <br /> i <br /> gain. Thes drains are not connected to the treatment plant, but dump <br /> (directly in o channels and streams. This means that any pollutant poured <br /> I, down the dr in is not treated at the wastewater treatment plant, but enters <br /> une of the ommunity's waterways, eventually threatening fish habitat and <br /> F?olluting d inking water and water recreation areas," Hammitt said. <br /> more <br /> I <br /> <br />