In this picture, I see a storm drain cover with a no dumping drains to river sign
What struck me about this picture is that I never noticed a sign like this before. I see storm drains every day, but I’ve never noticed a sign that reads drains to river.
This picture makes me think about other storm drains I’ve seen that are clogged with trash. I’ve never noticed a sign like this before, but I imagine there are some other storm drains that have this and some that are also filled with trash. Which means that trash is directly dumped into a river.
When I look at this picture, I feel a little shocked I have never noticed a sign like this before. I clearly need to pay more attention to little signs like this. I think it is easy to brush off and ignore signs like this. If I wasn’t told to look out for this sign today, I would have probably saw the writing and the red pavement and assumed that said no parking not that the drain goes directly to a river.
I think this picture shows how even in a parking lot surrounded by buildings (where this photo was taken) what we do can still have an impact of the environment and water supply around us. Even if that water is not immediately visible.
