| Did you know when you wash your car in your | | | | A: The best place to wash your car is to pull it up on |
| driveway that all that wash water goes into the | | | | the lawn or gravel. Use biodegradable soaps to wash |
| storm drain? Do you know where that storm drain | | | | you vehicle, using as little water as possible. Shut off |
| takes all that soapy water? Did you know that the | | | | water while washing your car, then rinse. Remember |
| soapy water is filled with heavy metals; iron oxides | | | | not to leave your car on the lawn. We would highly |
| and even asbestos from brake dust in many cases? | | | | recommend going to a full or self-service car wash |
| If you were a fish in the ocean or a critter drinking | | | | because the used water is recycled. |
| that water down stream, do you think you would | | | | For a complete how-to on car washing, refer to the |
| appreciate drinking water worse than in some third | | | | Car Wash Fundraiser Guide; |
| world countries? Not such a pretty thing is it? You | | | | This advice and information may help you from |
| can stop this you know? How so you ask? Well this | | | | polluting the environment and you will be doing your |
| question came in today; | | | | part to help keep our waterways clean. Consider this |
| Q: I wash my own car. How can I be environmentally | | | | in 2006. |
| responsible? | | | | |