Municipal tool kit

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• Tagline: “Clean Water is a matter of Proper Training.”

• Acronym use: When referring to the Respect Our Waters program, it is important to always introduce it first by the full name. Once the organization has been established, it is acceptable to shorten to ROW.

• Acknowledgement: Depending on the situation, it may be appropriate to credit Sweet Water or Root-Pike-Win in your material. An example of how to do this might look like this:

“This [material] has been created in partnership with [municipality] and Respect Our Waters, a program of [Sweet Water or Root-Pike Win].”

Shareable materials

These flyers cover a variety of topics as governed by NR216.07.01a, including the prevention of stormwater pollution through sources such as automobiles, pet waste, yard and garden waste, fertilizer, and pesticides, and other sources. They also cover ways to promote infiltration of residential stormwater through rain gardens and trees. Browse the flyers below to find the materials that best suit your event or campaign.

• Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination

• Drain flyer

• Ditch and Swale Brochure

• Drain Infographic

• Ditch infographic

• Benefits of Trees

• Yard Maintenannce

• Stormwater basics

• Rain Gardens

• Rain Barrels

• Snow and Ice Control

• Dog Poop

• Car Maintenance