Weekly trash cleanups in the canal led to a significant discovery

Clogged Storm Drains are contributing to street flooding

1.4 miles every Sunday (4 hours) Dave and his Kayak

Collects about 50 lbs of trash every week.!.

• Plastic shopping bags

• Plastic water soda bottles

• Cigarette butts (not

biodegradable)

• Cigarette pack plastic wrappers

• Styrofoam Cups / food containers

• Plastic Bottle caps

• Plastic Straws

• Plastic Food bags (potato chips)

and wrappers

• Aluminum cans

• Used fishing line

CommonlyfoundtrashinCollinsCanal:

Storm Drain outlets on

Washington Ct and 22nd

Street

(Feb 17, 2014 low tide).

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One is partially clogged, and

the other is completely clogged

with trash from the street level.

Water cannot flow properly.

Storm Drain outlet is clogged with trash…

Storm drain COMPLETELY

clogged. Only a trickle of

water flows out.As I pull debris out, water starts

flowing out at a significant rate.

**August 25th

2013

Contents of storm drain blockage

� Plastic bottles

� Aluminum cans

� Plastic shopping bags

� Plastic cups and containers

� Coconut (which I cannot remove)

Once removed, storm

water flows freely.

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Clogged Drain is preventing water from flowing out…

Trash from the street is allowed to go

into the drains…

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Trash originates at the street level

Thus clogging them

up...

Trash that makes it past ‘traps’

discharge to the waterway and

clog the outlet

Simple Solutions :

1) Reduce litter with proper placement of trash cans - “can on every corner”

2) Street level gratings that keep material from going into the drains, while allowing full flow of

storm water. Watch in action : http://youtu.be/ezdqgPX8AWw

3) Better cleaning schedule of existing storm drain traps/interceptors (which catch debris)

4) ‘Catch bin’ at the water output (flexible net style)

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