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Show June 21, 2001 stormwater issues reviews Hill AFB Hill AFB training programs educate the base per sonnel about storm water pollution and prevention. The base public education program includes this "Gutter Talk' is a monthly column intended to educate and inform base personnel and families regarding stormwater and the environment. Over the past year, Gutter Talk has tried to educate and inform readers about storm water issues at Hill AFB. This article, the last in the series, presents a brief overview of some of the information presented in the past 12 months. monthly newspaper article and individual direc torate training. Good housekeeping is basically the maintenance of areas that may contribute pollutants to storm water discharges in a clean, orderly manner. Good housekeeping practices at Hill AFB include: Minimizing or eliminating material and product exposure to rainfall by storing them inside or under practices, maintenance procedures and other management techniques to prevent or reduce polluting Hill AFB water. Preventive measures, often called cover; BMPs, are management techniques Spill cleanup and prevention to water that reduce the exposure of materials storm Minimizing equipment wash water discharge to thereby limiting the pollutants picked up by storm drains water. Many preventive measures involve simple methods that each resident or employee can do, Streets and parking lots can accumulate large basewide while other preventive measures involve amounts of pollutants that can be washed into the storm drain during storms. At Hill AFB, the 75th programs. What is stormwater? Stormwater is water collected from rain and snow events. During and immediately following a rainstorm, stormwater will "runoff the land and into the Hill AFB storm drain collection system and be non-structur- waterways. Stormwater runoff conveyed to is part of a natural hydrologic process. However, human activities can greatly affect the quality and quantity of stormwater runoff. Consequently, improperly managed stormwater runoff can be a significant source of water pollution, potentially creating many problems to the environment, to aquatic life, and to all that use the water. Sediment is the most commonly found pollutant in stormwater. Other pollutants, including oil and grease, heavy metals, nutrients, chemicals and litter are often found in runoff waters. Many of these pollutants can be toxic to humans and aquatic life, and detract from the area's aesthetics. off-bas- e al anti-freez- e; Basewide Programs involve public education, good housekeeping, sweeping streets and parking areas, and stenciling storm drains. Best Management Practices are the schedule of TTTT'yTVWffV.m j uHii'juyA-v- July Cast of 18th and Washington j '"U sten- cils and stickers near drains and grates and is designed to instruct employees and residents not to dump materials into storm drains or onto sidewalks, streets, parking lots and gutters. Stormwater management See Gutter, page 11 (j.IjILIjj Iju. 4, 2001 t . The storm drain stenciling program places " Wednesday, t "v, w 1MB recy- proper housecling used motor oil and hold hazardous and toxic waste disposal; minimizing pesticide and herbicide use; sweeping sidewalks and driveways instead of hosing them down; and collecting and disposing of leaves and other yard waste. Best Management Practices ugden Engineering Group sweeps streets daily throughout the entire base. Sweeping programs such as this have been shown to significantly reduce the amount of pollutants in storm water runoff. Civil Individual Preventive Measures include : WE PAY YOUR NEXT PAYCHECK 3 HfV) rvS TV 9 J OGDEN 622-89- 1 V Adults $12 I'll) BANK Proceeds to benefit the UTAH following American Dream Foundation charity partners: NO ALCOHOL OR COOLERS RAIN DATE: JULY 28 2070 Harrison Blvd. Children $10 under 5 free Canyon Plaza Shopping Center, Next to Albertson's ALLOWED BANK OF UTAH Tickets also available Hill Field Rd. (Layton Hills Business Park) at the gate Way-Co-ol edlatrlc A Li Denitistry Now Available for Adults (NW Comer 35th & Redwood) H Up To " rvfJT : ' ' 3950 s s- - Highland Dr. (Corner Plaza Shopping Center) Stuff for your patio Utah's largest selection, full truck loads direct A TriCare Provider General Dentist 3460 S. Redwood Rd. 272-690- 0 728-080- 0 1596 North 973-040- 4 ' SALT LAKE CITY LJrVr TITLE LOANS LAYTON TOP STOP WEST VALLEY t'HftYlP) DISCOUNT TICKETS AT BURGER KING American Dream Scholarships, Youth Impact. Enable Industnes. Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Weber County Sheriffs Foundation, and Ogden City Reserve Police Corps I, 1 from Mexico at prices well... "Dirt Cheap"! Children and Adults Arcade Games gQ)-9- 5 Latest Technology in Painless Dentistry 20" X 42" Wall Fountain Compare at twice the price. Way Cool;.: olkflo 26th & Wall Ave Dirt 0eap Mon.-Sa- t, 10-- 6 Suiw 12-- 5 |