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We are entering the rainy season. When rain falls on parking lots, streets, and roofs it doesn’t soak into our soil. Instead, it runs along these surfaces collecting oil, grease, fertilizer, and other pollutants before entering a storm drain and flowing into the Puget Sound.

These pollutants can harm human health and wildlife, and our Puget Sound, an important part of our quality of life and a resource for our future generations.

Preventing pollution from entering our waterways is the most effective way to protect our waters. The city of Mukilteo works to reduce this threat through seve...