Public service announcement urges residents not to dump waste into storm drains

An unidentified speaker delivered a public service announcement warning residents against disposing of waste in storm drains. The speaker said storm sewer systems are not like sanitary sewers and do not treat or clean up material that passes through them. "Everything that enters a storm drainage system is eventually discharged in exactly the same form as it entered," the speaker said, adding that such wastes can kill plants, suffocate fish and destroy breeding areas. The announcement concluded with a clear directive: never pour or dump anything down any storm drain.