SwimmingPool Tips

•Make sure allchemicals aredissipated beforedraining a pool orspa

•Do not drain poolswithin 5 days ofadding chemicals

•Never backwash afilter into the streetor stormdrain

•Cleanup chemicalspills withabsorbent, don’twash it down thedrain

•Dispose of leftoverchemicals and paintsthrough a licensedhazardous wastedisposal provider

Follow these simple steps toprevent stormwater pollution…

Stormdrainstake runoffdirectly to creeks

and the ocean without treatment.Pool chemicals can harm ournatural creeks and waterways.Anything going into ourstormdrains that isn’trainwater contributes tostormwater pollution, whichcontaminates our creeks andocean, kills marine life andcauses beach closures.

...not pool chemicals

Storm Drains arefor Rain...

SwimmingPool Tips

•Make sure allchemicals aredissipated beforedraining a pool orspa

•Do not drain poolswithin 5 days ofadding chemicals

•Never backwash afilter into the streetor stormdrain

•Cleanup chemicalspills withabsorbent, don’twash it down thedrain

•Dispose of leftoverchemicals and paintsthrough a licensedhazardous wastedisposal provider

Follow these simple steps toprevent stormwater pollution…

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Stormdrainstake runoff

directly to the ocean withouttreatment. Pool chemicalscan harm our natural creeksand waterways. Anythinggoing into our stormdrainsthat isn’t rainwatercontributes to stormwaterpollution, which contaminatesour creeks and ocean, killsmarine life and causes beachclosures.

...not pool chemicals

Storm Drains arefor Rain...