Puget Sound Stormwater Messaging Project Slides to use in your presentations All photos and images are free to use

Intro slides about rain

Pacific NW rain is lifegiving

Need better photo. This one is from http://www. hcn. org/issues/48 Rain makes it green

Rain falls on our roofs and streets and flows into storm drains and ditches

Whatever goes down the drains flows to our creeks and lakes

Slides about pollution and lack of treatment

Rain water picks up what it touches – things like trash, oil, yard chemicals and pet waste

Rain water picks up what it touches - things like trash, oil, yard chemicals and pet waste

The rainwater that goes down storm drains flows directly in to our creeks, lakes and bays

There is no filter or treatment to clean the water

The polluted water can be toxic to fish and wildlife Dead coho Courtesy of Community Salmon Investigation – Miller Walker Stewardship Program

Intro slides to use (metaphors)

Filtering keeps you healthy Like kidneys in your body, plants and soil keep the water healthy for everyone

Filtering keeps you healthy Like kidneys in your body, plants and soil keep the water healthy for everyone

Filtering keeps you healthy Like kidneys in your body, plants and soil keep the water healthy for everyone

Sponge It Up Soil is a natural sponge, soaking water into the ground and naturally filtering out pollution and reducing flooding

Sponge It Up Soil is a natural sponge, soaking water into the ground and naturally filtering out pollution and reducing flooding

Care for the environment like you care for your home Rainwater needs us to care for it as much as we care for our homes and families. Healthy creeks in our communities begin at our homes.

Care for the environment like you care for your home Rainwater needs us to care for it as much as we care for our homes and families. Healthy creeks in our communities begin at our homes.

Intro slides about basics/ processes

Gutter and downspout

Storm drain in street

Catch basin

How downspout connects to storm drain and catch basin

Roadside ditches

Water runoff in natural conditions

A watershed is the area of land where the water that falls on it drains off to a common outlet, like water in a funnel. Watersheds can be as small as a footprint or large enough to encompass all the land that drains water into a large body of water, like Puget Sound.

Slides about impact of development

When we build our communities…. 50% of rain soaks into groundwater Natural Landscape 10% of rain runs off 40% of rain evaporates Betsy: do you like dark blue or light blue better?

Rain can’t easily soak into the ground 35% of rain soaks into groundwater 35-50% of land developed 30% of rain runs off 35% of rain evaporates

….so rain quickly runs off 75-100% of land developed 55% of rain runs off 15% of rain soaks into groundwater of rain evaporates 30%

…and causes flooding

What you can do Intro slides about rain gardens

You can install a rain garden in your yard Courtesy of City of Poulsbo

A rain garden is a shallow, bowl-shaped garden that uses plants and soils to soak up, filter and clean rainwater runoff.

Rain gardens soak up, filter and clean rainwater runoff from a nearby downspout, driveway or sump pump

Rain gardens help protect our creeks by capturing rainwater before it leaves your property, slowing it down and allowing it to absorb into your soil.

What you can do Intro slides about swales

Planted ditches (called swales) help soak up and filter pollutants https://www.biocycle.net/2012/03/14/recycled-organics-make-splash-in-green-infrastructure/

Swales slow down, soak up and clean water before it gets to our creeks Swales slow down, soak up and clean water before it gets to our creeks. They can help keep rainwater runoff away from your home and improve neighborhoods by adding a green buffer area between the road and your home or business.

What you can do

French Drain: before

French Drain: after

Cistern

Rain barrel

Permeable Pavers

Porous pavement vs. Traditional sidewalk

Porous pavement

Disconnected downspout

Clear leaves from your street drain

Clear trash from your street drain

Detention basin

Retention pond

Need shorter Spanish language to do these next slides Please ignore for now

Cuida el medio ambiente como tu hogar Haces un gran esfuerzo cuidando a tu familia, manteniéndola sana y segura. Del mismo modo, necesitamos cuidar al agua de lluvia tanto como cuidamos nuestros hogares y familias, al limitar su exposición a contaminantes. El agua de lluvia debe de estar limpia cuando llega a su propio hogar: los arroyos y lagos de nuestras comunidades. Los arroyos saludables en nuestras comunidades comienzan en su hogar.

Como una esponja La esponja natural de la naturaleza es la tierra. Absorbe el agua y filtra naturalmente las contaminantes. Si construyes un jardín de lluvia o plantas un árbol en tu jardín, estas creando una esponja natural para absorber el agua de lluvia, reducir las inundaciones y filtrar la contaminación que el agua recoge en su recorrido del asfalto y de otras superficies. Need to get shorter Spanish version from Tere

Filtrar te mantiene saludable La lluvia que corre sobre los estacionamientos y las entradas de vehículos puede recoger contaminantes tóxicos. La tierra y las plantas, como los riñones, filtran los contaminantes y absorben naturalmente el agua en el suelo que llegan a las aguas subterráneas. Los riñones son importantes porque mantienen tu cuerpo sano y las plantas y la tierra pueden hacer lo mismo manteniendo el agua saludable para todos.

Filtering keeps you healthy In your bodies, kidneys naturally filter out toxic metals and other poisons from your blood. In our communities, rain running over parking lots and driveways can pick up toxic pollutants. Soil and plants act like kidneys, filtering out toxins and naturally absorbing clean water into the ground, replenishing the groundwater. Like kidneys, plants and soil keep are important. They keep the water healthy for everyone.