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Adopt-A-Drain
Help Prevent Flooding - November is Fall Clean!
Take our “Adopt-A-Drain” program for a test ride and see if you’re ready to make the year-round commitment. Keeping drains free of debris reduces the chance of flooding in your neighborhood and also prevents pollutants from being diverted to streams, creeks and the Puget Sound, keeping them healthy for future generations. This November we’ll help you get the job done with free gloves, bags, brooms, rakes, and safety vests, as well as help with leaf disposal. Contact us today at (206) 684-7647 or email adoptadrain@seattle.gov.
Help Prevent Flooding and Improve Water Quality
Join over 150 volunteers who are maintaining storm drains, a critical part of our utility infrastructure. During the fall months, a combination of changing weather and falling leaves creates a perfect opportunity for flooding. Unfortunately, our full time drainage crews cannot keep up with all of the thousands of storm drains that need extra maintenance this time of year. That’s where you come in! Removing dirt, silt and debris from the top of the drain helps prevent flooding and diverts pollutants from streams, creeks and other natural waterways.
This program is being run as a complimentary part of our long standing and highly successful Adopt-A-Street program.
As an Adopt-A-Drain volunteer, you will receive:
- • Clean up supplies (for loan for the duration of volunteer service)
- • Delivery and pick-up of supplies
- • Safety equipment
- • Removal of storm drain debris (for all residents enrolled in SPU’s yard waste service)
- • Storm Drain Stencil Kit
- • Educational resources
- • And more… view the Supply Request Form (DOC)
Ready to Adopt-A-Drain Now? Learn how >
Additional Information
Read our Adopt-A-Street newsletter (PDF) for program updates, upcoming events, stories from Adopt-A-Street and Adopt-A-Drain volunteers, and more.
Our Adopt-A-Drain team is ready to help you with your questions. Please call our 24 hour hotline at (206) 684-7647 or email adoptadrain@seattle.gov
Related Links (see existing site for links)
Adopt-A-Street
Storm Drain Stenciling
State of the Waters 2007
Natural Yard Care
Clean and Green Initiative (check here for monthly cleanup events)
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