8 • The Southwest Portland Post
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Dear EarthTalk: Is there a way to get
local communities involved in clean-
ing up waterways, like rivers, lakes,
streams and creeks?
– Rebecca, via e-mail
Indeed, many of our local waterways
have seen better days, thanks to de-
cades of pollution. And cleaning them
up and preventing further damage
can be challenging, since much of the
contamination has accumulated over
time and results from what is known
as “non-point source” pollution, which
accounts for as much as 60 percent of
the water pollution in the U.S.
“When it rains, fertilizer from lawns,
oil from driveways, paint and solvent
residues from walls and decks and
even pet waste are all washed into
storm sewers or nearby lakes, rivers
and streams—the same lakes, rivers
and streams we rely on for drinking
water supply, boating, swimming and
fishing,” reports the non-profit Natural
Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
“Also, improper handling of materials
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around the house
can lead to pollu-
tion.”
According to
NRDC, each of us
can do our part to
reduce this run-
off pollution and
thus help protect
local waterways.
For one, we can re-
place concrete and
other hard surfaces
around our homes
with porous materi- Local community volunteers clean up the Des Moines River.
als, so that rainwa- (Photo by Rastoney, courtesy Flickr)
ter drains naturally
non-profit groups, youth centers and
into the ground and not into pathways
schools are often looking for ways to get
that lead it into waterways.
people involved in community service
We can landscape with native plants
projects, so asking around town might
and natural fertilizers, and refrain from
be the best way to enlist dozens or more
over-watering our lawns and gardens.
volunteers.
And we can properly dispose of hazard-
Another way to get the ball rolling
ous products (that is, not right down the
is
to sign up with American Rivers’
drain), wash our cars at professional
National
River Cleanup program. In-
carwashes (where there are proper
dividuals,
organizations and anyone
wastewater treatment procedures), re-
interested
in
conducting a cleanup on
cycle used motor oil, and use non-toxic
their
local
river
can register with the
alternatives for household chemicals
program
and
get
free trash bags as
whenever possible.
well
as
assistance
with media cover-
Of course, there is only so much that
age,
volunteer
promotion
and technical
individuals can do on their own. While
support.
preventing pollution at the source is im-
The program has helped more than a
portant, many waterways have so much
million
volunteers participate in thou-
legacy pollution in them already that
sands
of
cleanups covering more than
they need to be cleaned up directly—no
244,500
miles
of waterways across the
small job and typically way beyond the
U.S.
since
it
began
in 1991.
scope of a few individuals.
“These
cleanups
have removed
Some municipal, county or state gov-
more
than
16.5
million
pounds of litter
ernments might be inclined to help, but
and
debris
from
America’s
rivers and
getting friends and neighbors involved
streams,”
reports
American
Rivers.
first is a good way to demonstrate com-
munity support. Also, local businesses,
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