A Langley drain-marking program aims to educate people about their impact on fish habitat.
A Walnut Grove family marked storm drains together in the Yorkson Creek neighbourhood.
Photograph by: submitted, for Langley Advance
All drains lead to fish habitat.
It’s a widely misunderstood fact that Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) wants to clear up for everyone.
In urban areas, storm drains on paved streets and parking lots collect rainwater runoff.
The runoff – containing sediments, animal waste, oil, swimming pool water, and toxic household or industrial compounds – all goes into storm drains. It does not go into the domestic sewage system.
Storm drains empty the untreated runoff into nearby waterways, impacting fish habitat.
Just one drop of motor oil can make 50 litres of water unlivable for water species.
LEPS’s 4th annual Storm Drain Marking Challenge is running through July.
Participants are asked to mark storm drains with the iconic yellow fish that alerts people that the drains lead to fish habitat.
Prizes for the most drains marked will be awarded.
To find out more and to collect your storm drain marking materials contact Lina Azeez at lazeez@tol.ca or 604-532-3517. www.leps.bc.ca/events
Langley Environmental Partners Society (LEPS) is a non-profit, partnership-driven organization, founded in 1993, to achieve the mission of “protecting and restoring the natural environment through education, cooperation and action.”
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