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DuPage County Hosts Green Infrastructure Seminar
 DuPage County Stormwater Management Committee Chairman Jim Zay welcomes seminar attendees.
DuPage County Stormwater Management (SWM) held a Green Infrastructure Seminar for MS4 Communities on December 13. Geared towards government staff and contractors, the workshop focused on educating staff involved with maintaining public surfaces in green infrastructure design and maintenance. With local and out of state speakers, the goal of the workshop was to ensure a seamless transition for municipalities as green infrastructure replaces conventional surfaces. SWM will host a similar workshop in the spring that focuses on pollution prevention at the municipal level.
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SWM Encourages Road Salt Reduction
 DuPage County residents are encouraged to reduce the use of road salt this winter to decrease chloride concentrations in the County’s waterways. Road salts, which are harmful to aquatic life, are carried into storm drains and streams via stormwater runoff. Residents can reduce the use of road salt by following a few simple steps when removing snow and ice.
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SWM Accepting Grant Applications
SWM is currently accepting grant proposals for projects aimed at improving the quality of the County’s streams and rivers. In its 19th year, the Water Quality Improvement Program grant awards funding for projects exhibiting a regional water quality benefit, such as green infrastructure, restoration and native plantings. The application deadline is January 11, 2019.
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SCARCE recently hosted a cooking oil recycling event aimed at protecting local waterways and pipes. At this annual event, select towns collected used cooking oil to recycle into biodiesel. The goal of the event was to make it easier for residents to dispose their leftover or expired cooking oils properly, especially for those frying Thanksgiving turkeys. Although many locations were temporary for this event, DuPage County also has eight year-round collection locations.
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 Residents dump leftover cooking oil.
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Get to Know SWM's Liberty Park Drainage Facility
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Located in Westmont, SWM's Liberty Park Drainage Facility detains nearly 4.5 million gallons of floodwater. The system features three reservoirs, four pump stations and storm sewer to hold and divert floodwater. In addition, SWM recently expanded the site (pictured).
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2019 DuPage Environmental Summit
Thursday, January 31, 2019, 8:00 A.M. - Noon
Hosted by The Conservation Foundation, this free summit will explore what is happening with DuPage County’s natural environment including water quality trends, restoring natural areas, adapting to climate change and using sustainable technologies like community solar. Registration and an exhibit area, featuring SWM, opens at 7:30 a.m. It will be held at NIU Naperville (1120 E. Diehl Rd.).
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Stormwater Management Planning Committee
Dan Cronin, Chairman | Jim Zay, Committee Chairman
David Brummel | Sadia Covert | Greg Hart
Sean Noonan | Mary FitzGerald Ozog
Chester Pojack | Nunzio Pulice | Sam Tornatore
Martin Tully | Asif Yusuf
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