Politics & Government

Help Prevent Water Pollution by Stenciling Drains

Volunteers to stencil drains in Duluth subdivisions Saturday, Nov. 19, to discourage dumping.

When you dump pesticides, motor oil, paint, yard waste and other debris into the storm drains on your street, it doesn’t go to a wastewater treatment plant. It ends up polluting streams, rivers, lakes, and eventually the ocean and adversely affecting water quality and aquatic life.

To remind Duluth residents not to dump stuff into their storm drains, the city is co-sponsoring a stenciling project with the Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources. The “No Dumping” signs painted on the drains discourage citizens from dumping harmful chemicals and materials that pollute waterways into the drains.

Duluth city staff has identified the following subdivisions for the first phase of the stenciling program:

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  • Woodehaven Subdivision
  • Castlemaine Subdivision
  • Chattahoochee Reserve
  • Windsor Court
  • Chattahoochee Cove
  • Overlook
  • Abbotts Point

“We hopefully will paint about 200 storm drains in these subdivisions and hopefully will continue to move through the city and get a majority if not all of the drains painted,” said Melissa Muscato, development and project planner for the city.

Volunteers are gathering Saturday, Nov. 19,  at 9 a.m. at the Roger’s Bridge Park Pavilion, 3150 Rogers Bridge Road. Coffee and donuts and stenciling materials will be provided for volunteers. 

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If you plan to volunteer, contact Melissa Muscato at 678-957-7284 or mmuscato@duluthga.net to sign up. 


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