Did you know that your Home Owner's Association (HOA) may request a Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) mobile collection event? Our highly trained staff will visit your neighborhood to provide a convenient, environmentally safe way to dispose of your HHW, and this service is entirely FREE for OKC utility customers (with a copy of your water utility bill).

During a recent event, hosted by the Whitehall HOA at Bluff Creek Park, 42 residents delivered 2,340 pounds of HHW, including paint, oil, and batteries. These products contain hazardous components that could contaminate our environment if thrown away in the regular trash or illegally dumped.

To host an HHW mobile collection event, please call Storm Water Quality Outreach at (405) 297-1797 to learn more about program requirements.

Don’t forget, you may also drop off HHW items Tuesday – Saturday at our HHW Collection Center at 1621 S Portland Ave. Check out the list of accepted HHW items and operational hours on our website.

Winter is quickly approaching, and trees are beginning to drop their leaves. This fall, consider "leaving the leaves" in your yard. Many animals such as birds, mammals, reptiles, invertebrates and other species depend on leaf litter for survival during the winter months. Yards may also benefit from the natural fertilizer provided as the leaves break down.

If residents decide to dispose of their leaves, be sure to dispose of them properly, not in the street or a nearby storm drain. Improperly disposed of yard and landscape debris into storm drains or drainage channels is a violation of Oklahoma City municipal code. These wastes can lead to poor or clogged drainage, increased nutrients, and other receiving water quality problems. 

The City of Oklahoma City Storm Water Quality Management Division is hosting a special edition of our virtual Lunch & Learn series, scheduled for Tuesday, September 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Central time, via Microsoft Teams.

This unique educational opportunity will feature guest speaker Dana Nunez Brown of Dana Brown & Associates, a leading landscape architecture and planning firm in southeast Louisiana.

Free registration and additional information can be found here.

The City of Oklahoma City Storm Water Quality Management Division recognizes companies or individuals for innovative approaches to storm water quality management.

Kevin Bahjat, Industrial Permitting and Auditing inspector, nominated Propak Logistics for their Best Management Practices and exceptionally maintained facility grounds.

Propak Logistics’ focus on these aspects of their storm water program helps keep Oklahoma City’s waterways clean.

Marilyn Bauman has been employed with Oklahoma City since December 2021 as an Environmental Technician in our Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center. She earned a Specialist in Safety and Health (SSH) certification through the University of Arlington Texas in general and construction industry.

Marilyn has always worked closely with The City. She started her environmental career with Veolia Water North America in 2015 as a Wastewater Pre-Treatment inspector. She moved into the laboratory at the North Canadian wastewater treatment plant, serving as a Lab Tech II and Safety Officer. While working there, she earned Class C Wastewater Operator and B Wastewater Laboratory Operator licenses from the Department of Environmental Quality through Rose State College.

Interesting Fact: Marilyn enjoys spending most of her time outside of work giving back to the community as a volunteer firefighter at Sooner Fire Department, where she is the Safety Officer and was recently promoted to Assistant Chief.

Advice to new hires: "Be humble, have a sense of humor and a positive, go-getter attitude."