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“Keeping Our Waterways Clean!” Did you know the most common litter in streams is household trash? Plastic bags, bottles, food wrappers, and many other items can quickly be transported by wind and/or surface water runoff during storm events (storm water). Products such as cleaners, lawn fertilizers, and vehicle fluids are often inadvertently collected into storm drains. Organic material such as leaves, sticks, gravel and grass clippings also can be carried by storm water into the municipal system. These materials often make their way into nearby waterways and eventually the ocean.…