New information

If your holiday food preparations end up generating more cooking grease than usual, or you have unused or unwanted cooking oil, don't poor it down the drain or dump it into the stormdrains! Go to Too Toxic To Trash page for proper disposal of cooking oil and grease. While there, take a look at how to properly dispose of household hazardous waste, such as chemicals, fertilizers, and automotive fluids! Clean water starts with you!

Teachers! The Banana Slug String Band is conducting free school assemblies entitled "We All Live Upstream" in San Mateo County elementary schools. Rock Steady Science is presenting "Water Pollution Prevention and Your Car" in High Schools around the county. Also check our teachers page for resources and ideas related to pollution prevention as you plan your new school year!

2011 Fall P3 Newsletter Now Available!

Watershed Groups Guide Find San Mateo County groups working on watershed stewardship projects. Volunteer opportunities and events listed.

Spanish-language Stormwater Brochure available Usted es la Solución para Prevenir la Contaminación del Agua que va a los Desagües

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Public Information and Participation (PIP)

The goals of the Public Information and Participation (PIP) component include:

  • To educate the public about the causes of stormwater pollution and its serious effects on the quality of local creeks, lagoons, shorelines, and neighborhoods.
  • To encourage residents to adopt less polluting and more environmentally beneficial practices.
  • To increase residents' hands-on involvement in SMCWPPP activities.

PIP Meetings
Meetings are open to the public.

Time: 10am to Noon; 2nd Tuesday of every other month (unless noted otherwise with *)
2012 Dates: January 10, March 13, May 8, July 10, September 18*, November 13
Location: See agenda packet for meeting location.

PIP Log-In for SMCWPPP subcommittee materials, contacts, draft work and action items.

Meeting Date
Agenda Packet
January 10, 2012 PIP meeting 1.10.12 Agenda
2011
 
November 8, 2011 PIP meeting 11.8.11 Agenda
September 20, 2011 PIP meeting 9.20.11 Agenda
July 12, 2011 PIP Meeting 7.12.11 Agenda
May 10, 2011 PIP Meeting 5.10.11.Agenda
March 15, 2011 PIP Meeting 3.15.11 Agenda
January 11, 2011 PIP Meeting 1.11.11 Agenda
2010
 
November 9, 2010 PIP Meeting 11.9.10 Agenda
September 20, 2010 PIP Meeting 9.21.10 Agenda
July 13, 2010
July 13, 2010 PIP Agenda
May 11, 2010
May 11, 2010 PIPagenda
March 9, 2010
March 9, 2010 PIPagenda
Jan 12, 2010
Jan 12, 2010 PIPagenda