GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Motor oil or antifreeze can damage or kill underwater plants animals. Never pour used motor oil or antifreeze down a storm drain, onto the soil, or into a waterway. Put used oil or antifreeze in a sturdy container and take it to a local service station or other approved center.

Detailed explanation-2: -One quart of oil poured down a storm drain can contaminate one million gallons of water. Water that goes down storm drains does not go to treatment plants. One pint of oil can produce a slick of approximately one acre of water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Don’t pour oil down the drain or in the toilet. It can clog not only your pipes but also the city sewer mains. You should also not add oil to a septic system. It can clog pipes and, even worse, your distribution lines and drainage field.

Detailed explanation-4: -Storm drains are for rain only, and are not to be used to dispose of paint, chemicals, solvents, or automotive fluids. Those hazardous items will go directly to our streams, rivers, lakes, and water supplies.