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Watershed Protection
                                                                                                   Tips for

                                                                                               Gardeners

                                               The Watershed Should
                                               Only Shed Water
                                               The storm drain system is a vast network
                                               of gutters, pipes and open channels
                                               designed for flood control, which directs
                                               runoff – untreated – from the watershed
                                               straight into the waterways.
      How Can You Help Keep                    Polluted stormwater contaminates
      the Watershed Clean?                     streams, rivers and lakes. It can kill or
      Whether your home is one mile or         damage plants, fish and wildlife, and
      many miles from the Pacific Ocean,       can degrade the quality of our water.
      what starts in your garden can end
      up as toxic stormwater runoff and        The Community for a Clean Watershed
      contribute to coastal pollution.         program was established to protect
                                               Ventura County’s watershed by
      You can do the right thing and keep      preventing stormwater pollution.
      preventable pollutants out of the
      storm drain system. Unlike sewer         For more information on how to keep
      systems, storm drain systems direct      our watersheds clean, go to
      runoff, untreated, straight into local   cleanwatershed.org.
      waterways.
                                                                                           What Is Our Watershed?
      Preventable pollutants include both                                                  Our watershed is the total land area, including
      seen and unseen materials that                                                       your yard, from which stormwater drains into
      accumulate in our yards, driveways,                                                  streams, rivers or other bodies of water. In
      gutters and streets and that damage                                                  Ventura County our primary watersheds drain
      our watersheds.                                                                      into the Ventura and
                                                                                           Santa Clara Rivers,
      Simple changes in the way we care for                                                Malibu and Calleguas
      our gardens can make a big difference               cleanwatershed.org               Creeks and the marinas
                                                                                           and estuaries that flow
      in keeping our watersheds clean.
                                                                                           into the Pacific Ocean.    cleanwatershed.org
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Yard Care Brochure 2.indd 1                                                                                                        1/7/10 1:40:10 PM
Clean Gardening Practices                                                                       Integrated Pest
                                                                                                     Management (IPM)
     Plant Selection                                sprinkler heads to minimize runoff that
                                                                                                     IPM is an eco-friendly approach to
                                                    carries pollutants into the storm drain
                           Select pest-resistant                                                     effective pest management. Its goal
                                                    system.
                           and drought-resistant                                                     is to use less-toxic methods to reduce
                           native plants for your                                                    the use of pesticides, creating a system
                           garden to reduce the
                                                    Fertilizers & Pesticides
                                                                                                     that is safe for your family and the
                           need for pesticides,                            Overuse of any            environment. To learn more, go to
                           fertilizers and water.                          pesticide or fertilizer   the UC Davis IPM resource site at
                           Create landscaped                               is a key contributor to   ipm.ucdavis.edu.
                           areas next to                                   stormwater pollution.
     sidewalks and driveways to naturally                                  Apply only as needed      Maintenance
     collect and filter any potentially polluted                           and as directed on
                                                                           the label, and always     Clear, remove and
     runoff from paved surfaces. Go to                                                               recycle yard debris
     bewaterwise.com for a California-                                     store under cover, out
                                                                           of the rain. Never use    such as leaves and
     Friendly Gardening Guide.                                                                       grass cuttings by
                                                    fertilizers or pesticides around water,
                                                                                                     placing them in your
     Irrigation                                     drains, bare ground or if rain is predicted
                                                                                                     yard waste bin or by
                                                    within 24 hours. Avoid using copper
     Save water and                                                                                  composting. Even organic waste, when
                                                    sulfate root killing products. Pesticides
     money by automating                                                                             flushed or blown into storm drains,
                                                    that contain diazinon
     your sprinkler system.                                                                          can create flooding and pollute the
                                                    or chlorpyrifos have
     Irrigate after dusk or                                                                          watershed. Rotting plant material can
                                                    been banned and
     early in the morning                                                                            also reduce the oxygen available for
                                                    should be disposed
     when less water is                                                                              aquatic wildlife and increase the
                                                    of at your local
     lost to wind and                                                                                presence of harmful bacteria.
                                                    Household Hazardous
     evaporation. Even during the hot summer
                                                    Waste* collection                                *Go to wasteless.org for locations and hours of
     months, there is no need to water every
                                                    center or event.                                  Household Hazardous Waste collection centers and
     day. Routinely fix leaks and damaged                                                             events throughout Ventura County.



Yard Care Brochure 2.indd 2                                                                                                                     1/7/10 1:40:24 PM

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Watershed Protection Tips for Gardeners - Ventura County, California

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