R 204 |
2019 -- S 0791 Enacted 04/09/2019 |
S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY, 2019, TO BE "STORM DRAIN AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
Introduced By: Senator Joshua Miller |
Date Introduced: April 04, 2019 |
WHEREAS, Storm drains carry water away without any treatment. Consequently, any |
stormwater, leaves, and trash entering a storm drain flows directly to nearby wetlands, streams, |
ponds, and eventually coastal waters without treatment; and |
WHEREAS, Water entering storm drains is not treated. This untreated stormwater all |
goes directly to nearby wetlands, streams, ponds, and eventually the Bay without treatment; and |
WHEREAS, Stormwater pollution is responsible for beach/shellfish closures and |
threatens drinking water supplies; and |
WHEREAS, Careless disposal of trash and recyclables, pet waste, lawn chemicals, |
household chemicals, and paint impact water quality and the health of the watershed; and |
WHEREAS, Simple education and awareness generated about the role storm drains play |
help mitigate these facts; now, therefore be it |
RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
hereby proclaims the month of May, 2019, to be "Storm Drain Awareness Month" in the State of |
Rhode Island and encourages all citizens to join in becoming ambassadors and stewards to storm |
drains in order to improve water quality and the health of our watersheds; and be it further |
RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Devon Kurtz, Executive Director of the |
Blackstone Heritage Corridor, and Bonnie Combs, Marketing Director of the Blackstone Heritage |
Corridor. |
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