WHAT CAN WE DO TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT?
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WHAT DOES BWSC DO? • DELIVERS CLEAN WATER TO BOSTON RESIDENTS • REMOVES WASTEWATER • MANAGES STORMWATER
CLEAN WATER COMES FROM: QUABBIN RESERVOIR 65 miles west of Boston 35 miles west of Boston WACHUSETT RESERVOIR Quabbin, Wachusett and Ware River-capacity of about 477 billion gallons.
WATER SOURCES TO BOSTON
WAYS WE USE WATER
WHERE WASTEWATER GOES?
FATS, OIL, AND GREASE = FOG Cool it. Can it. Trash it.
WHAT YOU FLUSH MATTERS. It’s Just a Toilet Not a Trash Can
KEEP WIPES OUT OF PIPES! They belong in the trash! Not in the toilet!
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WHERE DOES WASTEWATER GO?
WHERE DOES WASTEWATER GO? Wastewater goes to Deer Island Treatment Plant
TREATED WATER THEN GOES ……. Outfall Tunnel, 9.5 miles out- 250 feet below the ocean floor Massachusetts Bay Deer Island Treatment Plant
WHAT IS STORMWATER? Melted Snow and Rain
WHERE DOES STORMWATER GO? Water from rain and snow melt on roof tops and on the ground, picks up everything on the ground.
HELP TO PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, OUR WATERS, OUR FISH, OUR ENVIRONMENT PICK UP CLEAN THE STORM DRAINS RECYC LE
WHERE DOES STORMWATER GO? The water then flows into storm drains and catch basins.
STORMWATER POLLUTION What Can We Do? • Pick up lawn clippings and leaves • Repair fluid leaks from vehicles • Reduce the use of lawn and garden chemicals • Clean catch basins and storm drains AND…
WHAT CAN WE DO? SCOOP THE POOP!
WHERE DOES STORMWATER GO? Charles River Neponset River Mystic River Boston Harbor
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