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Pollution Solution for $200 Its the only substance allowed in a storm drain. Answer
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Pollution Solution for $200 What is rain & snow melt? or What is naturally occurring stormwater runoff? Main Menu
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Pollution Solution for $400 Grandma was right, this non-toxic solution cleans and shines almost any surface. Answer
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Pollution Solution for $400 What is vinegar? HOMEMADE SOLUTIONS TO PREVENT POLLUTION: Glass cleaner: one part vinegar, four parts water, dry with newspaper Scouring powder: baking soda and salt Mildew remover: spray undiluted vinegar on surface, wait 30 minutes, scrub with hot water Disinfectant: rubbing alcohol Whitening agent: borax Main Menu
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Pollution Solution for $600 Its the best way to avoid fuel spills at the gas station. Answer
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Pollution Solution for $600 What is Dont Top Off? Main Menu
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Pollution Solution for $800 Its how high you should mow your lawn to promote root growth, shade out weeds, and minimize the need for fertilizer and water. Answer
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Pollution Solution for $800 What is three inches? Main Menu
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Pollution Solution for $1000 A specific group of Best Management Practices (BMPs) to prevent surface water pollution during construction activities requiring significant earth disturbance. Answer
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Pollution Solution for $1000 What is Soil Erosion And Sedimentation Control? Main Menu
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Definition Downpour for $200 A system of pipes that transports rain water directly to local lakes, rivers, and streams. Answer
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Definition Downpour for $200 What is a storm sewer system? Main Menu
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Definition Downpour for $400 Its the term for an area that drains to a common stream, lake, or wetland. Answer
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Definition Downpour for $400 What is a Watershed? or What is a Drainage Basin? Main Menu The State of Nebraska has 23 main watersheds. A watershed (also known as a drainage basin) may be large or small. It is a geographical feature on the landscape where rain, snow and other precipitation collect and then drain to a common body of water (like a river, stream, ditch, wetland) and/or sink into the earth to become ground water.
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Definition Downpour for $600 It is the number one threat to our nations surface waters. Answer
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Definition Downpour for $600 What is Runoff? Main Menu
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Definition Downpour for $800 Movement of soil particles often caused by storm water runoff, wind, or construction. Answer
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Definition Downpour for $800 What is Soil Erosion? Main Menu
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Definition Downpour for $1000 Typically planted with native vegetation, this permanent storm water quality storage area also provides pollution removal through infiltration. Answer
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Definition Downpour for $1000 What is a Rain Garden? Main Menu
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Good Housekeeping for $200 Its a pet product that is also great for soaking up spilled motor oil, antifreeze, and other fluids. Answer
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Good Housekeeping for $200 What is kitty litter? Main Menu
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Good Housekeeping for $400 Its the correct way to clean soil off of a paved area. Answer
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Good Housekeeping for $400 What is Sweeping? Main Menu
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Good Housekeeping for $600 Its the best place to wash your car if you cant take it to a car wash facility. Answer The wash water at the car wash facility is treated before it is released to the sanitary sewer system where the water is further cleaned at the waste water treatment facility before it is returned to our streams. Additionally, most commercial car wash facilities use 60% less water in the entire washing process than simply rinsing you car at home.
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Good Housekeeping for $600 What is your yard? Main Menu If you do wash your car at home: Wash it on gravel, grass, or other permeable surfaces. Use plain water with a coarse sponge or biodegradable soaps. Use a trigger nozzle on your hose or a bucket to conserve water.
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Good Housekeeping for $800 Its what you need to do with pet waste. Answer
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Good Housekeeping for $800 What is bag it and throw it in the trash? or Flush it down the toilet? Main Menu
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Good Housekeeping for $1000 A category of products from your home that require special collection and disposal. Answer
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Good Housekeeping for $1000 What is household hazardous waste? Main Menu Household hazardous waste materials can be taken to the Hazardous Waste facility, so contact you local landfill for the best place to get rid of it!
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Potent Pollutants for $200 Its the most common pollutant in runoff from residential areas. Answer
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Potent Pollutants for $200 What is fertilizer? When using a fertilizer remember to: Choose a slow-release, low-phosphorus fertilizer. Follow package instructions, and use sparingly and caringly. Sweep, dont hose excess back onto lawn. Never fertilize when rain is expected – your time and money will literally be washed down the drain! Leave grass clippings on the lawn. Main Menu
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Potent Pollutants for $400 Just four quarts of this can form an eight-acre slick if dumped down a storm drain. Answer
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Potent Pollutants for $400 What is motor oil? RULE OF THUMB: Dont dump it if you wouldnt drink it. Main Menu
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Potent Pollutants for $600 Besides heavy rain and sprinkler/hose use, its another major source of water that picks up pollutants before entering the storm drain. Answer
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Potent Pollutants for $600 What is snow melt? Main Menu
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Potent Pollutants for $800 Its a fluid required to run your automobile that can be purchased in either a highly toxic or a safer/ less-toxic variety. Answer
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Potent Pollutants for $800 What is antifreeze? Traditional ethylene glycol antifreeze is highly toxic. It is especially hazardous for children and animals, who are attracted to its sweet taste. Antifreeze made of propylene glycol is safer around children and animals (it has no sweet taste, but still keep it out of reach), and is less toxic for the environment. Plus, it is just as effective as traditional ethylene glycol antifreeze. Propylene glycol antifreeze is readily available at most auto stores and repair shops. Main Menu
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Potent Pollutants for $1000 Choosing native plants can reduce or eliminate the need to use this highly toxic substance. Answer
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Potent Pollutants for $1000 What are pesticides? Main Menu
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Picture Perfect for $200 Answer
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Picture Perfect for $200 What is a Catchbasin or Storm Drain Inlet Main Menu
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Picture Perfect for $400 Answer
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Picture Perfect for $400 What is a Rain Barrel? Main Menu A rain barrel collects and stores rainwater from your rooftop for later use in watering your lawn and garden.
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Picture Perfect for $600 Answer
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Picture Perfect for $600 What is Silt Fence? Main Menu
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Picture Perfect for $800 Answer
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Picture Perfect for $800 What is an Outfall? Main Menu
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Picture Perfect for $1000 Answer
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Picture Perfect for $1000 Who is Walter Walleye? Main Menu
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Stormin Slogans for $200 Be the Solution to Stormwater _____________. Answer
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Stormin Slogans for $200 What is Pollution? Main Menu
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Stormin Slogans for $400 Only Rain down the __________. Answer
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Stormin Slogans for $400 What is Drain? Main Menu
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Stormin Slogans for $600 Stormwater: Keep it Clean cause were all ___________. Answer
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Stormin Slogans for $600 What is downstream? Main Menu The Slogan is attributed to the Keep It Clean Partnership. The Keep it Clean Partnership is a partnership of Colorado communities in the Boulder and St. Vrain watersheds, and includes Boulder County; the cities of Boulder, Longmont, and Louisville; and the towns of Erie and Superior.
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Stormin Slogans for $800 Fertilize _________ and caringly. Answer
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Stormin Slogans for $800 What is Sparingly? Main Menu Slogan attributed to Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG)
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Stormin Slogans for $1000 Our Water, Our __________. Answer
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Stormin Slogans for $1000 What is Responsibility? Main Menu Slogan of NebraskaH2O Stormwater Cooperative
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