FOCUS FEATURE FOR SPRING
Yard Care

Spring Clean-up Tips

Rake It...
Rake leaves and grass, but don't put them in the street. Consider composting the leaves instead. To learn more about composting, check out these resources:
Managing Leaves and Yard Trimmings
Home Composting: Reap A Heap of Benefits
DNR composting website
DNR yard waste site

Rain as a Resource...
April showers are a great time to collect rain for your spring plantings. Consider installing a rain barrel to collect the rain from your roof. Want to build a rain barrel, check out these instructions.

Rain gardens...
Another option is to capture the rain running off your roof, sidewalk and driveway through a rain garden. Download our "How To Manual"

Other Stormwater Friendly Lawn Care Tips
Here are some tips on how to keep our water clean:
* Clean up after your pet
* Do a soil test before applying fertilizers
* Know where the water goes

Storm Sewers: The Rivers Beneath Our Feet
Lawn and Garden Fertilizers
Cleaning Up Stormwater Runoff

FOCUS FEATURE FOR SPRING
Car Care

Time to get outside and clean the car for a fresh spring...

Washing the car...
All the soap, scum, and oily grit runs along the curb. Then into the storm drain and directly into our lakes andstreams. And that causes pollution, which is unhealthy for fish.
• Take your car to the carwash where the dirty water is treated before it gets to our water.
• Wash your car on your lawn or direct the dirty water towards the lawn and away from the storm drain.

Changing the oil...
Did you know . . . 4 quarts of oil can form an 8 acre oil slick if dumped or spilled down a storm drain? Recycle used fluids and never dump them down the storm drain.

For more information check out: Car Care for Cleaner Water

Training for Technical Staff (fact sheets)
* What municipalities need to know
* Stormwater detention ponds: site safety & design
* Municipal pollution prevention/ Good housekeeping
* Stormwater monitoring guidance

Check out the Runoff Info site.

Local Stormwater Contacts:
If you have questions about stormwater, please contact your local stormwater staff. Please also report illegal stormwater activities and illicit discharges.

Marathon County:
Diane Wessel (715)241.6042 e-mail

City of Wausau:
Allen Wesolowski (715)261.6762 e-mail

City of Schofield:
Kevin King (715)241.8863 e-mail

Village of Weston:
Keith Donner (715)359.6114 e-mail

Village of Rothschild:
Tim Vergara (715)359.3660 e-mail

Village of Kronenwetter:
Lisa Myles (715)693.4200 e-mail

Town of Rib Mountain:
Scott Schatschneider (715)848.5123 e-mail

City of Mosinee:
Kevin Breit (715)693.2275 e-mail

City of Merrill:
Tony Chladek (715)536.5594 e-mail

City of Marshfield:
Dan Knoeck (715)387.8424 e-mail

City of Stevens Point:
Alex Saunders (715)346.1558 e-mail

City of Wisconsin Rapids:
Mike Weiler (715)421.8209 e-mail