 Puget Sound Starts with You

Take Away: Three Things YOU Can Do to Restore Puget Sound

The Bad News: Polluted Runoff

Polluted Runoff is “death by 1000 cuts” to Duwamish & Puget Sound According to Department of Ecology, approximately 14 million pounds of pollutants.

What Makes the Puget Sound Sick? Petroleum Fertilizers Pesticides Copper Lead Mercury Zinc Phthalates Paint Bacteria Plastics 14 Million Pounds of Pollutants EACH YEAR

How Does the Water Flow?

Salmon Species of Concern: Puget Sound Coho Salmon Puget Sound Coho Salmon

Orcas / Killer Whales Endangered Species: Southern Resident Killer Whales Southern Resident Killer Whales

Human Health Fish & Shellfish Unsafe to Eat

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The Good News

Seven Simple Actions 1) Pick up Pet Waste 2) Properly Dispose of Waste 3) Use Car Wash Facilities Instead of Washing Cars on Driveways 4) Walk, Bike and Ride Public Transit 5) Plant and Protect Native Evergreens 6) Practice Natural Yard Care 7) Keep Water in Your Yard with Rain Barrels, Rain Gardens, and Porous Surfaces

1. Pick Up Pet Waste Create a Poop-Free Puget

2. Properly Dispose of Waste EXAMPLES ☠ Oil ☠ Synthetic Fertilizer ☠ Pesticides ☠ Solvents ☠ Paint ☠ Cleansers ☠ Antifreeze ☠ Batteries

Properly dispose of paints, pesticides, batteries, cleaning products… etc.

DUMP NO WASTE DRAINS TO SOUND Participate in, or organize a stormdrain stenciling event in your neighborhood Go to - Services - Stencil a Storm Drain, to volunteerhttp://

 State Emergency Response (either a spill in progress or an oil/hazardous chemical sheen on surface water (streams, lakes, bays, sound) 1 (800) OILS-911  City of Seattle Drainage Complaint Line (stormwater and surface water problems within city limits: (206)  Puget Soundkeeper Alliance Hotline (Non emergency, monitored during business hours): 1 (800) 42-PUGET Report Pollution

3. Use Car Wash Facilities

4. Walk, Bike and Ride

Hydrocarbons from Exhaust and Oil

Ride with Spokespeople Ride your bike with experienced riders Learn how to bike safely and comfortably for commuting and recreating in the city Look at the Sustainable West Seattle Calendar for the next the next group ride

5. Plant and Protect Native Evergreens

Native Trees MadroneDouglas Fir

Native Trees Western HemlockWestern Red Cedar

Native Shrubs Salal Pacific Rhododendron Purchase plants by species name when possible. For Native plants list by photo check

Native Shrubs Sword Fern Evergreen Huckleberry

Volunteer with Restoration Efforts

6. Practice Natural Yard Care  Build healthy soil with compost and mulch  Plant right for your site  Practice smart watering  Think twice before using pesticides  Practice natural lawn care

Build Healthy Soils Without Synthetic Chemicals

Bioremediation

Compost & Woodchips Organic Compost Available At: West Seattle Nursery, or E-Green Landscaping in Delridge Woodchips Available At: Burien Bark, or Dirt Exchange in Ballard

Online Resources The Garden Hotline (206)  Plant care recommendations  Safe, natural solutions for pests & plant diseases  Water conservation methods  Natural lawn care solution  Composting advice King County Natural Yard Care Resources

7. Keep Water in Your Yard Rain Garden Permeable Pavement

Combined Sewer Overflows (CSO’s) toxic/cso.aspx

Raingardens Act as Sponges

Example Rain Gardens Rain gardens installed in Puyallup by Stewardship Partners

SUCCESS! Seattle’s S treet E dge A lternatives Project ( SEA Streets) 99% Reduction of volume of stormwater pollution using LID (aka Green Stormwater Infrastructure)

High Point Natural Drainage System

Rainwater Collection

RainWise Resources Include PDF’s Rain Garden Handbook Building Rain Gardens Maintaining Rain Gardens Installing Cisterns Reducing Pavement Planting Trees Improving Soil with Compost Rock-filled Trenches Materials & Suppliers Plant Lists Learn More About How to Keep Water On-Site Through RainWise

A Puget Sound where citizens enjoy robust salmon, orca, and shellfish populations that support our economy and our well-being. About-Killer-Whales-Orcas-2.jpg/ Vision

1. Pick up Pet Waste 2. Properly Dispose of Waste 3. Use Car Wash Facilities Instead of Washing Cars on Driveways 4. Walk, Bike and Ride Public Transit 5. Plant and Protect Native Evergreens 6. Practice Natural Yard Care 7. Keep Water in Your Yard with Rain Barrels, Rain Gardens, and Porous Surfaces What Three Things Can You Do To Restore Puget Sound?

Brought to you by the volunteers of Sustainable West Seattle James Day Bryan Fiedorczyk Joanne Hedou Gene Homicki Kimberly Leeper Steve Richmond Norma Tompkins Katie Humphries Stormwater Group Core Team: Cate White, Project Manager

Additional Resources  "Poisoned Waters": Elliott Bay polluted runoff (Hedrick Smith) 4 minutes waters-sneak-peek-2-pbs/ waters-sneak-peek-2-pbs/