![]() The protection of our local watersheds and waterways depends upon everyone doing their fair share to protect water quality. Our rainwater and water we use for such things as watering lawns or washing cars can contain litter, pet waste, pesticides, motor oil, and other hazardous materials. Stormwater is the largest threat to the health of our waterways, impacting humans and wildlife alike because this water picks up contaminants along its path of flow and is untreated. All of this water eventually drains into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with a “storm," it could be just someone over-watering their garden which sends untreated water into the City's storm drains and downstream to our creeks, the Reclamation Ditch or the Salinas River. Stormwater, or sometimes called Urban Runoff, is all the water that flows from our streets, driveways, buildings, sidewalks, and landscapes.
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