Pick Up After Pets
One of the biggest contributors to urban runoff is our everyday activity. One area where we see this is in the improper disposal of pet waste. Often times when people walk their dogs, they do not clean up their pet's waste. This can be a problem for a few reasons: Pet waste carries with it numerous bacteria such as the potentially harmful E-coli bacteria. This bacteria, through fecal matter, often makes its way into the storm drain, which ultimately makes its way into Lake Mead via the Las Vegas Wash.
There are very easy solutions to this problem:
- Take a plastic bag with you to the park - when your loved one is "done," put the waste into the plastic bag and dispose of it in a trash receptacle.
- Many parks throughout the Valley provide bags, look for the stands
- Pick up a "pooper scooper" from the Clark County Regional Flood Control District (and the Las Vegas Valley Stormwater Quality Management Committee) at various public events.
- Regularly pick up pet waste in your yard to prevent waste from making its way to the gutter and stormdrains.