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Raytown launches Adopt-a-Drain program and live registration site for volunteers
Summary
Raytown public-works staff launched an Adopt-a-Drain program and live portal (moadoptadrain.org) to let residents claim and clean storm drains, supply signage and collect data for MS4 reporting; staff said the city’s link went live and promoted multilingual materials and outreach.
Raytown public-works staff on Feb. 18 introduced a new Adopt-a-Drain volunteer program and said the online registration portal (moadoptadrain.org) is live.
Rob Camp, a public-works staff member, described how residents can register to adopt individual storm drains, log cleanup activity and receive signage and welcome materials. Camp said the city’s portal integrates mapped storm-drain assets and shows adopted (blue) and available (yellow) drains on a map; if a resident cannot find a drain they can drop a pin to notify staff. “This is the first one in the state of Missouri,” Camp said while showing the site’s features and sample pamphlets.
Camp told aldermen the program is designed to support the city’s MS4 stormwater-permit reporting by collecting volunteer cleanup data — such as debris types, time spent and quantities removed — and that outreach materials are available in Spanish. He described paraphernalia for adopters (signs, hats, water bottles and pamphlets) and said the city has budgeted for program materials.
The council received the presentation and staff said they would send aldermen outreach materials they can share with constituents. Several members thanked staff; there was no council vote required for the program announcement.
