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<br /> T_~-_ . <br /> ~ <br /> ! I/ I ///I <br /> s¦ i `_~_~ir~t~~~ri,` <br /> ter. <br /> i <br /> March 7, 1 95 Public 1111orks <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> CONTAC Ruth Koenig, Volunteer Coordinator, 465-2814 858 Pear! Street <br /> Linda Glasser, 485-38$6 Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> FOR DIATE RELEASIJ <br /> GIRL SCOUTS CARE ABOUT WATER QUALITY <br /> A 1 Girl Scout troop will stencil the water quality message "Dump No Waste - <br /> Drains to tream" on downtown catch basins surrounding the First United Methodist Church <br /> beginning t 3:OQ p.m. on Wednesday, March 8. Working with adult leaders, the group will <br /> ,cover the rea approximately between 13th and..l$th Avenues, and from Willamette to <br /> ' ' Washingto Streets. <br /> ' Sto m drain stencilin is an educational ro ram deli ned o in r <br /> g p g g t fo m citizens of the <br /> i <br /> ' ecological azards of allowing pollutants to enter storm drains. In Eugene, the stormwater <br /> 'and sanita y sewer systems are separate. <br /> Th stenciling project involves painting a fish near the storm drains to remind people <br /> that every king that enters a storm drain flows directly, untreated, into a nearby freshwater <br /> i <br /> ' stream. oor hangers distributed to neighborhood homes and businesses complement the <br /> painting a d explain how to properly dispose of materials that pose a potential hazard to fish <br /> and water quality. <br /> Th program is coordinated by the City of Eugene Public Works Department which <br /> provides uipment and supplies. Volunteer groups interested in this or other volunteer <br /> projects t improve water quality are encouraged to call the City of Eugene's Stream Team at <br /> 465-2814. # # # <br /> i <br /> <br />