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Below is a meter showing the rate of oil spill in the gulf of Mexico. This is a real global catastrophe. We hope the G20 leaders will set aside some time to discuss the environmental issues that are closely coupled to the global economy.
As the weather warms up many residents in Toronto are washing their cars more frequently and here is your opportunity to do something for the environment. The water that comes from your car wash contains hazardous chemicals.
In case you did not know, the City of Toronto has two types of sewer systems. The sanitary system takes the used water from homes and businesses to a wastewater plan for cleaning. The other one is the storm sewer system with the square gates on the side of the road, which take the rainwater and snow from the streets and release it untreated in to rivers, streams that end up in lake Ontario.
You should consider one of these options to avoid getting dirty water run into the storm sewer system:
1. Take your car to a commercial car wash facility that release contaminated water into the sanitary sewer system.
2. Find a location where the wastewater won’t flow into the storm sewer, like washing your car on a grassy lawn. You will be watering your lawn at the same time.
3. By using a pail, washcloth and small amount of water. You can then dispose the waste water into our sanitary sewer system.
Courtesy of PBS NewsHour (How this is calculated)
