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| | Programs: Stormwater and Combined |
 | | Stormwater, or urban runoff, is rain or snow that falls on streets, parking areas, rooftops and other developed land and either flows directly into nearby lakes, rivers and Puget Sound or travels there through drainage systems. |
 | | Stormwater runoff also includes runoff from homes and businesses from excessive lawn or garden watering, accidental spills, illegal dumping, vehicle or equipment washing or leaky storage containers. |
 | | We all create stormwater runoff daily, by driving our cars, using pesticides or too much fertilizer on our lawns, washing our cars in the street, not scooping pet waste, or not maintaining our septic systems. |
| www.psat.wa.gov /Programs/Stormwater.htm (610 words) |
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