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Media Contact: Tameka Kenan-Norman Chief Communications and Marketing Officer (252) 972-1333 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2018 (l-r) Jonathan Boone, director of Public Works and Water Resources, Mayor David Combs and City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney Week of June 25 proclaimed Stormwater Awareness Week Week to include valuable information Rocky Mount, N.C. - At a recent Rocky Mount City Council meeting, Mayor David Combs proclaimed the week of June 25 as Stormwater Awareness Week in the city of Rocky Mount. The annual celebration highlights the importance of stormwater by providing educational materials to citizens. Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow that does not quickly soak into the ground and ends up in local bodies of water such as rivers and lakes. When the stormwater accumulates pesticides, grease, litter or other harmful items, the resulting polluted stormwater can cause waterways to degrade. Jonathan Boone, director of Public Works and Water Resources, says understanding stormwater and the effects of stormwater runoff is imperative. “Stormwater Awareness Week provides an opportunity for the city to educate our residents about how human-related activities impact stormwater quality, which in turn impacts water quality in the Tar River and the entire Tar Pamlico Basin,” explained Boone. “Most communities in North Carolina and across the entire country rely on surface water as a source of drinking water and for recreational venues. For this reason and for many more, it is important for all of our residents to be aware of the importance of stormwater quality.” Beginning Monday, June 25, 2018, the Public Works and Water Resources Department will have a stormwater display set up in the atrium on the first floor of the Frederick E. Turnage Municipal Building. The public is invited to view posters and receive information on how to prevent polluted runoff, restaurant pollution prevention and knowing where polluted stormwater travels. Posters will also be on display in the Braswell Memorial Library, along with a display of books on stormwater and water pollution. Activity sheets will also be available for children. For more information on Stormwater Awareness Week activities, please call 252-972- 1500. ###
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2018
(l-r) Jonathan Boone, director of Public Works and Water Resources, Mayor David Combs and City Manager Rochelle Small-Toney
Week of June 25 proclaimed Stormwater Awareness Week Week to include valuable information
Rocky Mount, N.C. - At a recent Rocky Mount City Council meeting, Mayor David Combs proclaimed the week of June 25 as Stormwater Awareness Week in the city of Rocky Mount. The annual celebration highlights the importance of stormwater by providing educational materials to citizens. Stormwater is water from rain or melting snow that does not quickly soak into the ground and ends up in local bodies of water such as rivers and lakes. When the stormwater accumulates pesticides, grease, litter or other harmful items, the resulting polluted stormwater can cause waterways to degrade. Jonathan Boone, director of Public Works and Water Resources, says understanding stormwater and the effects of stormwater runoff is imperative. “Stormwater Awareness Week provides an opportunity for the city to educate our residents about how human-related activities impact stormwater quality, which in turn impacts water quality in the Tar River and the entire Tar Pamlico Basin,” explained Boone. “Most communities in North Carolina and across the entire country rely on surface water as a source of drinking water and for recreational venues. For this reason and for many more, it is important for all of our residents to be aware of the importance of stormwater quality.” Beginning Monday, June 25, 2018, the Public Works and Water Resources Department will have a stormwater display set up in the atrium on the first floor of the Frederick E. Turnage Municipal Building. The public is invited to view posters and receive information on how to prevent polluted runoff, restaurant pollution prevention and knowing where polluted stormwater travels. Posters will also be on display in the Braswell Memorial Library, along with a display of books on stormwater and water pollution. Activity sheets will also be available for children. For more information on Stormwater Awareness Week activities, please call 252-972- 1500.
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