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URBAN RUNOFF REDUCTION
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Eco-friendly driveway and parking lot!
Two
properties within the creek's watershed have been turned into
demonstration sites to showcase ways to reduce runoff and keep our
creeks healthy and clean.
Urban runoff causes pollution and erosion in local creeks
As water runs across rooftops, driveways, parking lots, and roads, it picks up oils, metals, and other pollutants. This POLLUTED RUNOFF
flows down streets, through storm drains, into San Francisquito Creek,
and ultimately to San Francisco Bay. Paved surfaces also prevent
percolation and send stormwater to creeks more quickly and in greater
quantity, causing INCREASED EROSION AND FLOODING.
What you can do to reduce runoff
You
can help reverse the effects of urbanization by reducing paved surfaces and
directing runoff to landscaped areas where it filters through soil as
it soaks into the ground. Visit our Urban Runoff Reduction Materials and Techniques page for action you can take around the house.
 "Helping Nature Heal Our Cities," by Andy Lipkis
Learn how TreePeople, founded by Andy Lipkis, is turning Los Angeles back into a functioning watershed! (3/21/07, Menlo Park, CA)
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Funding
for this project has been provided in full or in part through an
Agreement with the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) pursuant
to the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000 (Proposition 13) and any
amendments thereto for the implementation of California's Nonpoint
Source Pollution Control Program. The contents of this document do not
necessarily reflect the views and policies of the SWRCB, nor does
mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or
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