Survey Seeks Public Input On Pollution In Marin County

MARIN COUNTY, CA – From trash that ends up in San Francisco Bay to pesticides swept from lawns into creeks, pollution in the waterways is a problem that stems from many sources. In an effort to help understand the public's awareness of the problem, Marin County's Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program is asking residents to complete a survey.

The Marin County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program educates and outreaches to residents to prevent pollution from getting into the storm drains, which flow directly to waterways. The stormwater pollution prevention and awareness survey will help identify the gaps in public knowledge about practices that generate pollutants, hurt water quality, and threaten wildlife that depend on healthy water.

The survey results will help the program better outreach to the public.

"We're asking residents to help us understand 'the state of pollution' in Marin County," said Rob Carson, administrator of the program. "Many of our daily activities can generate pollution, whether we know about it or not. This survey will help us understand where more education is needed, and where Marin residents are already doing the environmentally responsible thing."

To learn more, visit the program website.

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