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Explore Your River Basin

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History of Non Point Source Pollution. Maintain Your Septic System. Civic and Community Groups. I Want To. . . Visit Our Social Media Sites. Explore Your River Basin. If you live in a Stormwater SMART community, you live in either the Cape Fear River Basin, the Yadkin River Basin, or the Roanoke River Basin. A river basin is simply another term for watershed. We're working on our own version of an interactive map, but in the meantime, learn more about your river basin by using this great interactive map.

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Home

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Welcome to your online information source for transportation planning in the Burlington-Graham metropolitan area. Our office is located in the City of Burlington Planning and Community Development Department. Look for updates and additional features each month. These documents will be available in the BGMPO office located at 234 East Summit Avenue, Burlington, NC and at this link: Regional Project List and BGMPO Point Allocation. He public comment period ended on June 16, 2016. The Burlington Graham Urba...

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Vehicle Maintenance

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History of Non Point Source Pollution. Maintain Your Septic System. Civic and Community Groups. I Want To. . . Visit Our Social Media Sites. Maintaining and cleaning your vehicle at home is an excellent way to reduce maintenance costs and ensure your vehicle is getting reliable service. However, if all lubricants and internal fluids are not properly contained and disposed of, they could easily contaminate our waters. If you maintain your vehicles at home, there are some preventative measures you can take...

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Low Impact Development

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History of Non Point Source Pollution. Maintain Your Septic System. Civic and Community Groups. I Want To. . . Visit Our Social Media Sites. Produced by the Environmental Protection Agency. What can you do? Use fertilizers sparingly. Lawns and many plants are generally over-fertilized. Not only does following the directions improve water quality, it also saves money! Let your grass clippings lay! Wash your spreader and equipment on a pervious or penetrable vegetated area like the lawn to allow for the na...

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Hazardous Waste

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History of Non Point Source Pollution. Maintain Your Septic System. Civic and Community Groups. I Want To. . . Visit Our Social Media Sites. Properly Dispose of Hazardous Materials. Other products include: Air freshener and deodorizers, bleach, disinfectant, drain cleaner, flea powder, floor cleaner, furniture polish, spot remover, toilet bowl cleaner, window cleaner, wood stain or polish, antifreeze, car wax or polish, and gasoline. So what should you do? Is a great place to start! Check out this site.

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Downspout Disconnection

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History of Non Point Source Pollution. Maintain Your Septic System. Civic and Community Groups. I Want To. . . Visit Our Social Media Sites. A downspout is a vertical pipe used to drain rainwater from a roof. For many years downspouts have been used to drain water away from buildings to protect foundations. They are usually directed onto a paved surface such as a driveway or into a standing pipe in the ground, either of which drains into a storm drain pipe.

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Septic System Maintenance

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History of Non Point Source Pollution. Maintain Your Septic System. Civic and Community Groups. I Want To. . . Visit Our Social Media Sites. Maintain your Septic System. Check out this great video by the National Environmental Servies Center: Squishy Feet. Download the Stormwater SMART Maintained Septic Systems = Clean Water. A Homeowner's Guide to Septic Systems. Of this document is now available. Homeowner Septic System Checklist. Homeowner's Guide to Septic Systems.

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Calendar

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History of Non Point Source Pollution. Maintain Your Septic System. Civic and Community Groups. I Want To. . . Visit Our Social Media Sites.

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History

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History of Non Point Source Pollution. Maintain Your Septic System. Civic and Community Groups. I Want To. . . Visit Our Social Media Sites. National Water Quality Inventory 2000 Report. National Water Quality Inventory. US Clean Water Act of 1972. Sources of pollution by the 1990s; however, over time, it became clear that. Source pollution was a persistent water quality problem. DWQ Guide to Surface Freshwater Classifications. And the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources.

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Recycle Your Lawn

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History of Non Point Source Pollution. Maintain Your Septic System. Civic and Community Groups. I Want To. . . Visit Our Social Media Sites. Why Does It Matter? To maintain your lawn properly, mow high and mow often, so that you only take off about 1/3 of the length of the grass. This will result in an attractive, neatly trimmed lawn, and clippings will disappear when they filter down to the soil. To shade the soil, cool the roots, and block weed growth, most lawns should be mowed 2-3” high...Leave clipp...