Cigarette Butts and floatable detritus downtonwn Wolfeboro

MaryPS · 09-01-2019, 09:58 AM

Please spread the word, ALL the storm drains in downtown Wolfeboro drain to the lake. The catch basins within catch ONLY things that sink. After a heavy rain the floatables will be purged into the Bay. Wolfeboro Bay. They are not sewage, sewage has covers. Their intent is storm water run off. The abundance of cigarette butts and other trash downtown is quite disturbing. Spread the word ! Storm Drains are not trash receptacles. Clean Up Wolfeboro !

upthesaukee · 09-01-2019, 10:41 AM

It's not just items (trash) being thrown into the drains, it's just plain littering. People throw stuff on the ground, and when it rains, it washes down the street gutters to the drains.

Being in a tourist area just adds to the problem; tourist slobs joining in with the local slobs.

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Dave

ITD · 09-01-2019, 07:01 PM

The smoker motto : "I am a smoker and the world is my ashtray."

SAB1 · 09-02-2019, 02:05 AM

This is correct as was learned at a Watershed meeting. Also another illustration of how phosphorus enters the lake.

snowflake · 09-02-2019, 05:55 AM

The lakes in Wolfeboro are a treasure, please respect them and keep them clean. What could be simpler than throwing trash in a trash can??

whalebackpoint'r · 09-02-2019, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by snowflake

The lakes in Wolfeboro are a treasure, please respect them and keep them clean. What could be simpler than throwing trash in a trash can??

Well, for the simple minded, it is far simpler to throw it on the ground.

BroadHopper · 09-02-2019, 11:42 AM

As you may or may not know, there is a big push among municipals to separate storm drains and sewage pipes. In the past municipals would allow a storm drain to connect to sewage and vice versa. The goal is to clean up storm spillage into our lakes and rivers by eliminating sewage and to reduce storm run off into the sewage treatment plants. Evidence can be found in almost every municipals in US.

It's about time!

Descant · 09-03-2019, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MaryPS

Please spread the word, ALL the storm drains in downtown Wolfeboro drain to the lake. The catch basins within catch ONLY things that sink. After a heavy rain the floatables will be purged into the Bay. Wolfeboro Bay. They are not sewage, sewage has covers. Their intent is storm water run off. The abundance of cigarette butts and other trash downtown is quite disturbing. Spread the word ! Storm Drains are not trash receptacles. Clean Up Wolfeboro !

Welcome to the Forum. It's not just Wolfeboro, but you make a good point. Fortunately there are far fewer smokers each year and the problem diminishes over time. On the other hand, other debris still flows through the system and posts like yours help build awareness. Thank you.

09-01-2019, 09:58 AM	#1
MaryPS Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Wolfeboro Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 1 Post	Cigarette Butts and floatable detritus downtonwn Wolfeboro Please spread the word, ALL the storm drains in downtown Wolfeboro drain to the lake. The catch basins within catch ONLY things that sink. After a heavy rain the floatables will be purged into the Bay. Wolfeboro Bay. They are not sewage, sewage has covers. Their intent is storm water run off. The abundance of cigarette butts and other trash downtown is quite disturbing. Spread the word ! Storm Drains are not trash receptacles. Clean Up Wolfeboro !

09-01-2019, 10:41 AM	#2
upthesaukee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Alton Bay Posts: 5,596 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 2,453 Thanked 1,979 Times in 1,080 Posts	Not just stuff thrown in a storm drain It's not just items (trash) being thrown into the drains, it's just plain littering. People throw stuff on the ground, and when it rains, it washes down the street gutters to the drains. Being in a tourist area just adds to the problem; tourist slobs joining in with the local slobs. . Dave __________________ I Live Here... I am always UPTHESAUKEE !!!!

09-02-2019, 11:42 AM	#7
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,570 Thanks: 3,205 Thanked 1,101 Times in 793 Posts	Storm drains and sewage As you may or may not know, there is a big push among municipals to separate storm drains and sewage pipes. In the past municipals would allow a storm drain to connect to sewage and vice versa. The goal is to clean up storm spillage into our lakes and rivers by eliminating sewage and to reduce storm run off into the sewage treatment plants. Evidence can be found in almost every municipals in US. It's about time! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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09-01-2019, 07:01 PM	#3
ITD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 2,925 Thanks: 476 Thanked 691 Times in 387 Posts	The smoker motto : "I am a smoker and the world is my ashtray."

09-02-2019, 02:05 AM	#4
SAB1 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Tuftonboro Posts: 1,229 Thanks: 188 Thanked 319 Times in 234 Posts	This is correct as was learned at a Watershed meeting. Also another illustration of how phosphorus enters the lake.

09-02-2019, 05:55 AM	#5
snowflake Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 157 Thanks: 1 Thanked 24 Times in 20 Posts	The lakes in Wolfeboro are a treasure, please respect them and keep them clean. What could be simpler than throwing trash in a trash can??