Wash your car over your lawn or gravel.
Dump floor wash down storm drain.
Properly dispose of chemicals some things like motor oil and batteries can be recycled.
Use biodegradable or non toxic soap that is.
Storm water or rain water flows into the storm drains you see at street corners or into roadside ditches.
That wash water is less worrisome than full strength paint but that doesn t mean you can dump the dirty water on the ground into a septic system or anywhere it might wash straight into your.
Dump mop water down your sink.
That doesn t mean it s illegal to wash your car on a driveway parking lot or street.
It s only a violation if the soapy water flows into a storm drain.
Be sure to clear away leaves and debris.
Unlike the water that flows down the drains inside your home which goes to sewage treatment facilities the storm drain system is completely separate.
This allows the ground to neutralize the soap and grime from your car rather than sending it directly to our creeks and streams.
Don t dump anything down storm drains.
Water in the storm drain receive no treatment or filtering process.
Only rain belongs in the drain.