Public Education Materials - Water Qualtiy

This is the new table top display. Call SWMPC to borrow it! Click to see larger picture.

Through the Public Education Program of the Phase II Stormwater Program, SWMPC has developed several fact sheets, news articles and other items that can be utilized.  Please feel free to download and reproduce these materials.  You will need Adobe Acrobat to download the files.

SWMPC has a new table top display that your municipality or organization may borrow to set up in a public place such as a city or township hall, library, community festival, etc.   Call (269) 925-1137 x25 to reserve the display for your next function or meeting.

These resources were created with funding by the

Southwest Michigan Water Quality Partnership

To learn more about click here! 

Here are six fact sheets on what you can do to protect water quality:

Fact Sheet #1 - What Can You Do To Protect Water Quality?

Fact Sheet #2 - Car Washing and Water Quality

Fact Sheet #3 - Land Protection and Water Quality

Fact Sheet #4 - Lawn Care and Water Quality

Fact Sheet #5 - Recreational Vehicle Waste Disposal

Fact Sheet #6 - Septic Systems Do's and Don'ts

View a power point presentation on 7 Steps to Cleaner Water

If your municipality or group would like to have someone give this presentation at an upcoming meeting, please call Marcy at (269) 925-1137 x25.

Web-Based Tools for Stormwater Management

Stormwater Webcast Series through EPA

Urban Best Management Practices Performance Tool

The following news articles can be reproduced in your community or organization's newsletter:

Watershed Basics

Only Rain Down the Drain

A Low Salt Diet on Your Roads and Sidewalks to Protect Water Quality 

Lawn Care for Water Quality

Septic Systems and Water Quality

What is an Illicit Discharge?

Car Washing

Pet Waste

Low Impact Development

Please Pick Up After Your Dog

Home Improvements and Water Quality

Need to incorporate something small into a mailing, try using our postcards as an effective means of disseminating information to citizens about protecting our area water quality:

Picking Up After Your Dog