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Only 1 percent of water on earth is fresh and available

You are the solution to keeping water clean

All the water from houses and buildings will end up in the Puget Sound after passing through a treatment plant. All water that enters storm drains will also end up in the Puget Sound. Click on the "hotspots" in the picture to find out how you can help keep water clean and prevent pollution!

Keep water clean

Keep your car maintained	Put trash in a trash can	Pick up pet waste	Choose natural, Simple products	Choose natural lawn care
Walk, bike, bus, or carpool	Use commercial car washes	Properly dispose of medicine	Hazardous waste disposal	Minimize garbage disposal use

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Puget Sound starts here
Duwamish cleanup effort
Protect Washington's waters (Dept. of Ecology)
Controlling toxic chemicals in Puget Sound (Dept. of Ecology)
Oceanic dead zones (NASA)
Adopt-a-Drain (City of Seattle)
Restore our waters (City of Seattle)
Puget Sound partnership

You are the solution to keeping water clean

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