why should i care? what you can do · 9/12/2018  · 2. never use pet waste as a fertilizer. pet...

Whenitrains,itdrains.Stormwaterrunoff

inColoradoSpringsisnottreated,butra-

thergoesdirectlyintoourlocal

waterways...alongwithanyotherpollutants

itcollectsalongtheway.Thisdirtywatercan

harmpeople,animals,andplants.Weall

needtoensureacleanwaterfutureby

preventingpollutionbeforeithappens.

THEFACTS� Petwastecancarryvirusesanddiseases

thatareextremelyharmfultothehealth

ofhumansandotheranimals.

� Theorganicmatterinpetwastecande-

gradewaterquality.Thedecayofpet

wasteinwaterdepletesoxygenandre-

leasespoisonousammonia.

� Petwasteisanuisancetolookat,smell,

andstepin!

Learnmoreat:https://coloradosprings.gov/stormwater

1. Alwayscleanupafteryourpetanddisposeofthewaste

inthetrash.

2.Encourageyourneighborandotherpetownerstobe

responsible;it’snothardandthesmallestaction

positivelyeffectsourwaterquality.

3.Becomea“ScoopthePoop!”Pledgerandreceiveafreepetwastebagdispenser

foryourleash(learnmoreandpledgeathttps://coloradosprings.gov/waterresources).

1. Neverdisposeofpetwastenearwater,astormdrainoronthestreet.

2.Neverusepetwasteasafertilizer.Petwasteisveryacidicduetoourpet’shigh

proteindiets.

3.Neveraddpetwastetoacompostpile.Thepilewillnotgethotenoughtokill

thediseasecausingorganisms.

DIDYOU

KNOW…

Failuretoremove

yourpet’swasteis

unlawfulinour

cityparksandcan

resultin3ines.CityCode9.9.301

DIDYOUKNOW…Onegramofpet

wastecontains23

millioncoliform

bacteria

WHYSHOULDICARE? WHATYOUCANDO

WHATYOUSHOULDNOTDO

ProperDisposal

of

PetWaste

ONLYRAIN

DOWNTHEDRAIN!

DISEASESSomeofthediseasesthatpetwastecan

carryinclude:

� Salmonellosis-themostcommonbac-

terialinfectiontransmittedfromani-

malstohumans.Symptomsin-

cludeheadache,fever,muscle

achesvomitinganddiarrhea.� Campylobacteriosis-abacterialinfectionthatcausesdiarrhea.

� Toxocarisis-roundwormstrans-

mittedfromanimalstohumans.

Symptomsincludefever,rashandvi-

Therearemanywaystohelpprotectthewa-

terinourcommunityaswellasforthose

downstream.Hereareafewtipstokeepin

mind:

� Minimizehardsurfacesandkeepthem

clean

� Preventpollution,remember:OnlyRain

DowntheDrain!

� Monitoryourcurb/catchbasinorditchby

removingsand,grass

clippings,debrisandlitter

� Pickupafteryourpet

� Usetherightamountoffertilizeratthe

righttime(notbeforearainstorm!)

� Disposeofhazardousmaterialsproperly

� Sweepgrassclippingsbackontothelawn,

orcompostthem

� Puttrash,includingcigarettebutts,inits

place...notinacreekorstormdrain.

� ReportspillsordumpingtotheSpill

Hotline:719-491-6096

Learnmoreat:https://coloradosprings.gov/waterresources

KEEPIT

CLEAN…

BECAUSE

WE’RE

ALL

DOWNSTREAM!

Illegaldumpingofdogwasteintodrainage.

719-385-5980

https://coloradosprings.gov/stormwater

STORMWATERNEEDSYOU…

MOREWAYSTOHELP:

ContactInformation

CityEngineering/PublicWorks

(719)385-5980

https://coloradosprings.gov/

waterresources