by Maria Brodine | Mar 29, 2017 | General Resources, Network Blog, Outreach & Education, Stormwater & Green Infrastructure, Water Quality
Point and Nonpoint Source Pollution You may have heard the terms point and nonpoint source pollution. To demystify these terms a bit, a point source is a known source of pollutants, such as a factory or a sewer treatment plant. Nonpoint sources are everything else:...
by Maria Brodine | Feb 14, 2017 | combined-sewer-overflows, General Resources, Network Blog, Outreach & Education, Water Quality
How much waste do you produce in a single day? To find out, all you need is a kitchen scale. Over a period of seven days, weigh your garbage and keep a record. How much trash do you, as an individual, produce each week? What about your whole family? What percentage of...
by freshysites | Nov 17, 2016 | Environmental Justice, Greenways/Blueways & Riverbank Restoration, Network Blog, Outreach & Education, Superfund sites, Water Quality
What does it mean when Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition/Technical Advisory Group (DRCC/TAG) says that our work is driven and guided by community? This could just mean that we look at some neighborhood plans or host a public comment meeting to determine if the path we...