January
Fast Facts

There are three main types of stormwater pollution:

Litter, such as cigarette butts, plastic bags and drink containers.

Chemical pollution, such as detergents, oil, fertilizers and pesticides.

Natural pollution, such as leaves, garden clippings, animal droppings, sediment and silt.

Media

Keep Chico Clean multi-media outreach campaign products have reached thousands of Chicoans with important messages, like:

Thank you for keeping our gutters clean!
Water that flows into the gutters drains directly to our creeks

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Public Service Announcement - 1

News Articles

Queen of the creeks
Chico News & Review, Sept. 7, 2006
Jennifer Oman imagines a greener, purer Chico. And as outreach coordinator of the Butte Environmental Council and Urban Streams Alliance, she is doing her best to make that happen.

Artist's murals with a message about storm drains are complete
Chico Enterprise-Record, August 27, 2006
People who frequent downtown have likely been watching the progress of two murals which have just been completed to help remind people that garbage, gunk and goo that runs through Chico gutters goes directly into creeks.

Radio

PSA no. 1 (4 MB)

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