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A letter-sized printed and laminated version, which is useful for daycare centers, schools, nursing homes, skilled nursing facilities, and other locations, is available. Contact us for your free copy by calling (707) 644-8949 ext. 292, or send an email to [email protected] with your request for either PDF or printed version.
Volume 12 Issue 4
July/August 2016 Points of Interest
Toilets, Not Trash Cans
Coastal Cleanup Day
Airboats on White Slough
Tip of the Season: Emptying Pools & Spas C
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Sewer blocked or overflowing? Call us first at 644-8949
Bay Area sewer agencies are spreading the word: Toilets Aren’t Trashcans!
The campaign is focused on protecting the pipes, pumps, plants, and personnel of wastewater utilities by reducing the materials that are inappropriately flushed or drained into the sewer system.
Products such as baby and cleaning wipes, paper towels, and feminine hygiene products should not be flushed but often are, causing expensive problems for waste-water treatment plants.
Other consumer products contain ingredients such as plastic microbeads and triclosan that can’t be removed by the treatment plant and may harm water quality and aquatic animals.
FOG (fats, oils, and greases) and unused pharmaceuticals should also be kept out of the sewer system.
Posters promoting the Toilets Aren’t Trashcans message are available as a PDF via email.
Board of Trustees
Osby Davis
Bob Sampayan
Pippin Dew-Costa
Erin Hannigan
Jess Malgapo
Robert H. McConnell
Katy Miessner
Rozzana Verder-Aliga
District Manager
Melissa Morton
Serving you since 1952
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COASTAL CLEANUP DAY 2016
on the third Saturday of each September, removing trash and recyclables from California’s beaches, lakes, and waterways.
Families, friends, coworkers, scout troops, school groups,
Currents is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks. It is
produced bimonthly by the Vallejo Sanitation & Flood Control
District. For more in formation, visit www.VSFCD.com or call
(707) 644-8949 ext. 292.
Coastal Cleanup Day is Saturday, September 17, 2015, from 9 a.m. to noon. You can participate in the state’s largest volunteer event!
Hundreds of people in Vallejo join nearly 80,000 around the state
Did you know that you might harm your local creek or lake if
you drain your swimming pool or spa water into the gutter or on the ground? If you need to drain your pool or spa, it must be discharged to the sanitary sewer. The sewer
pipes convey the water to the wastewater treatment plant,
which is designed to remove most of the chemicals. Please call us at
(707) 644-8949 ext. 260 or email [email protected] for a free
Discharge Permit. A brochure with more
information can be found on our website at VSFCD.com. If you’d
like us to mail you the free brochure, please call (707) 644-
8949 ext. 292 or email [email protected].
service club and individuals come together to clean and celebrate, removing vast amounts of debris to protect the creeks, bay and ocean.
You can too! There will be sites all over Vallejo. To find yours, call VALCORE at (707) 645-8258 or visit www.ValcoreRecycling.org.
On the day of the event, wear comfortable clothes and sturdy shoes, hat, sunscreen, and gloves.
Bring a refillable water bottle and bucket, if you have them; if not we will have plenty of supplies.
After the event, there will be a free lunch at the marina for volunteers.
AIRBOATS IN ACTION If you were near
White Slough in late May, you might have noticed two of our Field Operations staff members removing tires and other debris at low tide.
More than 20 tires and several cubic yards of debris were removed for proper disposal.
Originally purchased to help reduce algae in White Slough, the air-boats have also been used to help other agencies in rescue and retrieval operations over the years.
Tip of the
Season