Nashvilles

Adopt-A-Storm Drain
Program
The Southeasts first! Advanced technology
Pass any gutter or storm drain in Nashville Our GIS-enabled mapping software advances
and youll see things that shouldnt be there. the way environmental fieldwork is managed.
Plastic bottles, styrofoam cups, leaves It allows you to choose location-specific
and more. Nashvilles storm drains storm drains and gutters to adopt
lead directly to rivers, creeks based on where you work,
and streams, so trash in our live or play.
community pollutes local Then, with your smart phone,
waterways after each rain. laptop or desktop computer,
Now consider the muddy you can send information to
runoff from construction us about debris you recov-
sites, chemical fertilizers, ered, real-time conditions
and small matter like such as illegal dumping,
cigarette butts. The E.P.A. potential for flooding, or
says Nashville/Davidson stolen or vandalized grates.
County has nearly 300 linear Were converging science, data
miles of impaired waterwayone and technology to protect local water
of the worst environmental classifica- in ways Nashville has never done before.
tions. By adopting a nearby storm drain, you
can help keep How to adopt a drain:
our waterways Its simple! We seek corporate teams and
clean. Simply individuals to adopt Nashvilles storm drains.
monitor for Heres all you do:
debris and Visit our interactive drain adoption map at
remove be- NashvilleH2o.org/adopt;
tween rainfalls Choose your drain(s) with our locator tool;
youre among Enter your contact information to start the
the first stew- information flow;
ards of storm Follow our Adoption program outline to mon-
drains in the itor your drain and record your weekly efforts
Southeast! (or more frequently if you choose).
Our GIS-enabled interactive mapping.
For group adoptions, email:
Drains@NashvilleH2o.org

Do good with us. www.NashvilleH2o.org