Creeks and rivers are being contaminated with pesticides, which are damaging aquatic life and can affect the quality of our drinking water. Do not allow soil or water to move into storm drains from areas recently treated with pesticides. Do not dump unwanted pesticides down the sink or into gutters or storm drains. Do not dispose of pesticide containers in the garbage unless they are completely empty, home-use-product containers.

Line art illustration of a pesticide application and irrigation sprinkler runoff into a sidewalk gutter stormdrain that flows to surface water containing fish; Davis, California Credit: Celeste Rusconi
Credit: Celeste Rusconi