Storm Drains are Swimming for Rain Pool Tips · 2004-07-12 · Swimming Pool Tips •Make sure all...

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Swimming Pool Tips •Make sure all chemicals are dissipated before draining a pool or spa •Do not drain pools within 5 days of adding chemicals •Never backwash a filter into the street or stormdrain •Cleanup chemical spills with absorbent, don’t wash it down the drain •Dispose of leftover chemicals and paints through a licensed hazardous waste disposal provider Follow these simple steps to prevent stormwater pollution… Stormdrains take runoff directly to creeks and the ocean without treatment. Pool chemicals can harm our natural creeks and waterways. Anything going into our stormdrains that isn’t rainwater contributes to stormwater pollution, which contaminates our creeks and ocean, kills marine life and causes beach closures. ...not pool chemicals Storm Drains are for Rain...

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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...