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STORM WATER INLET MARKING (SWIM) PROGRAM

STORM WATER INLET MARKING (SWIM) PROGRAM

About

What Is It?

This program’s goal is to mark every storm drain in Harris County in order to prevent pollution from entering our local waterways.

Help Needed:

Affix special markers to neighborhood drains that say “No Dumping, Flows to Galveston Bay.”  These remind residents to keep pollutants and trash out of the drains.  More than 41,000 markers have been placed so far.

Details

Minimum Age to Volunteer

None

Time Commitment

Flexible

Suitable for Groups of Volunteers?

Yes.  Marking requires at least two people and should not be done alone.

Training Needed

All instructions are provided.

Help Needed

PLACE DRAIN MARKERS IN LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS

Volunteers are needed to install markers to neighborhood storm drains that state ‘No Dumping, Flows to Galveston Bay’ to remind citizens “not to dump pollutants into storm sewers or contribute to ordinary storm water runoff by littering, over-fertilizing, or sweeping yard debris into the street.”

Volunteers receive markers and adhesive, and may borrow scrub brushes, gloves, and safety vests / flags /cones.

Contact Details

Contact

To request a SWIM kit, click here.

Website

http://www.cleanwaterways.org/swim/

Location

STORM WATER INLET MARKING (SWIM) PROGRAM

Houston, Texas

Location Details

Houston, Texas

Markers are needed on storm drains in neighborhoods throughout the Houston area.  Contact the SWIM program for more information.

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Additional Information

Examples of past Scout projects

Eagle: Luke E. (Troop 11) partnered with the Galveston Bay Foundation to mark storm drains and hang door hangers to inform people not to dump in the drains. (2018)

Eagle: Matthew R. (Troop 505) placed storm water inlet markers throughout Bellaire and West University Place. (2013) 

A patrol from Troop 266 marked 50 storm water inlets in Southgate.

Gallery

Galveston Bay Foundation volunteers
Galveston Bay Foundation volunteers
West University Boy Scout Troop 266 marked 50 storm water inlets, 2019
West University Boy Scout Troop 266 marked 50 storm water inlets, 2019
Sugar Land
Sugar Land
Galveston Bay Foundation volunteers
Galveston Bay Foundation volunteers
Sugar Land
Sugar Land
Ball High School volunteers, 2013
Ball High School volunteers, 2013
Galveston Bay Foundation volunteers
West University Boy Scout Troop 266 marked 50 storm water inlets, 2019
Sugar Land
Galveston Bay Foundation volunteers
Sugar Land
Ball High School volunteers, 2013

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