Cover any exposed soil, especially while working on landscape projects
Eliminate the use of pesticides in your garden and around your home
If you wash your vehicle at home, make sure no soaps or oils enter the storm drain system - either wash your car without soap, pull it onto the lawn, or take it to a commercial car wash
Keep vehicles in good repair so that they don’t leak any fluids
Pick up after your pets, both in the park and in your own backyard
Preserve streamside vegetation
Recycle or properly dispose of all materials
Store all materials (oils, paint, household cleaners, fertilizers, etc.) in proper containers and in such a way that they cannot leak and be washed into the storm drainage system
Sweep walkways, driveways and other outside surfaces, rather than hosing them
Use native plants in low-maintenance landscaping to reduce fertilizer and water