Walkersville Community Clean Up Week
“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.
These are all forms of water pollution, and pose a great risk to aquatic life, water quality, and even our own health and safety.
During the week of June 21st (Sunday) until June 27th (Saturday), join your neighbors and local businesses (while maintaining social distancing!) and help keep Walkersville Clean!
Submit photos and/or a simple description of what you and your household or business cleaned up by emailing Samantha Fowle at; sgf.walkersville@gmail.com.
Please remember to dispose of waste in an appropriate manner. We encourage the use of reusable or bio-degradable containers and/or bags! Together we can keep our community clean!
The Town can supply safety vests, trash bags and gloves! Contact Samantha at Town Hall 301-845-4500, sgf.walkersville@gmail.com
It is also important that we utilize the link below to report any illicit discharge, submit water quality complaints, or provide a question/comment about Walkersville’s storm water (MS4) program.
https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/5ff95859b66045f49db48ed1626e0ae6?portalUrl=https://Walkersville.maps.arcgis.com
