Our friends at Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group have been working on implementing a storm drain marking program in our area. Storm drain marking is a way of raising awareness about the effects pollutants can have on our waterways. Most storm drains drain into rivers and streams. Here in Wenatchee those storm drains run directly into the Columbia River. It isn’t hard to understand why keeping our rivers clean is important to the environment, but it can be easy to overlook the fact that roads, parking lots, roofs, lawns and farms are all part of the same watershed and therefore affect those rivers. Contaminated storm water creates hazardous situations for all life using an affected waterway. Not only Salmon and other marine life are affected. Humans use the rivers too, and polluted waters can make recreation areas and drinking waters very dangerous. 
You can find out a lot of information on how to prevent water pollution on our Picture the Wenatchee website: http://www.picturethewenatchee.com/ It is important for us to remember that regardless of where we are or what we are doing, we are a part of a watershed and our actions will affect that watershed. If you’d like to find out more about the storm drain marking project or would like to volunteer, contact Sean Koester at sean@ccfeg.org
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