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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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Watershed Assessment and Monitoring (WAM)

The goals of the Watershed Assessment and Monitoring (WAM) component include:

  • Characterize creek function, health and water quality conditions in representative watersheds in San Mateo County and evaluate potential stormwater runoff impacts.
  • Develop plans to address specific pollutants of concern (POC) associated with stormwater runoff such as mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and perform related special studies.
  • Evaluate long term trends in water quality and thereby inform the Program's efforts to improve the effectiveness of its Best Management Practices (BMPs) to prevent or reduce stormwater runoff impacts.

WAM Meetings
Meetings are open to the public.

Time:10am to Noon; Approximately Quarterly as needed
2009 Dates: TBD
Location: San Mateo County Environmental Health, 2000 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Suite 100, San Mateo

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

Meeting Date Agenda Meeting Summary
January 12, 2012 Jan 2012 WAM agenda  
2011    
September 8, 2011 Sept 2011 WAM agenda Sept 2011 meeting summary
2010    
December 9, 2010 Dec 2010 WAM agenda  
2009    
April 9, 2009 Apr 2009 WAM meeting agenda April 2009 WAM meeting summary
January 8, 2009 Jan 2009 WAM agenda Jan 2009 WAM meeting summary
2008    
February 14 Feb 2008 WAM meeting agenda Feb 2008 WAM meeting summary
June 12 San Mateo Creek Field Trip June 2008 WAM field trip summary
September 11 Sept 2008 WAM meeting agenda Sep 2008 WAM meeting summary
December 11 Meeting Cancelled