Open the
Door
to Clean
Lakes!
Organize lakeshore cleanups to collect
trash and litter washed up to shore.
Recycle used oil at appropriate
facilities.
Clean off recreational equipment after
use to stop aquatic hitchhikers.
Use pump-out stations for boat waste.
Let natural vegetation grow by the
lakemow and fertilize less!
J oin your local lake organization, or start one
on your own (Visit www.epa.gov/adopt).
Become a volunteer lake monitor
(visit http://dipin.kent.edu).
Enjoy your lake!
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lake is more
than what the eye
can see. It's part of a water- ^^ VCP^
shed, an area of land that drains rain r
and snow to a stream, lake, wetland,
estuary, or the ocean.
These pollutants can harm your lake:
Excess fertilizer and pesticides that
run off lawns and gardens
Aquatic hitchhikers such as zebra
mussels and Eurasian watermilfoil
Litter dumped into lakes or via storm sewers
Direct discharge of municipal or
industrial waste
Soil from eroding shorelines
Oil and salt from road runoff
Wetland drainage and filling
Leaking septic systems
Runoff from cropland or feedlots
Clean Lakes
and You ^
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