Residents of San Mateo County can make a difference with their actions to prevent pollution. Everyday activities like washing your car, or caring for your garden impact water quality. Be sure to take care to do your part to protect the environment.

This website provides you with many tips for preventing pollution around your home. Use less toxic alternatives and buy only what you need to do the job, or make your own with these less toxic recipes . It will give you access to the programs available for recycling and disposal of hazardous waste, and recommend procedures for dealing with some of the more toxic items that we have around our homes like mercury.

In 2001 we took a survey of what San Mateo County residents understand about storm drains, and pollution prevention. You can see how you and your neighbors scored, and work towards improvement in the next 5 years by doing your part today.