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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth Communications Office
Mayor Roger J. Reinert
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information, please call 218-730-5309
DATE: 4/24/2014
SUBJECT: Citizens asked to use road sand collection sites
BY: Pakou Ly, Public Information Coordinator

For additional information regarding this program, please contact Program Coordinator Chris Kleist at (218) 355-0598.

 
 
Citizens asked to use road sand collection sites
 
[Duluth, MN] - The City of Duluth wants to remind residents that our storm drains lead directly to our streams and Lake Superior and impact natural fish habitats. Any road sand that is swept from sidewalks, driveways or boulevards into city streets will wash directly into our waterways. The best way to dispose of road sand is to sweep it up and bring it to one of the eight dump sites that the City has set up around Duluth. 
 
Street sweepers collect road sand from the streets as quickly as possible in the spring, and any additional help from citizens is greatly appreciated. If it is not picked up before the spring rains, the sand washes into our streams and can damage trout habitat. 
  
The collection sites are marked with black silt fencing and a sign. They are open to all Duluth residents to drop off road sand from their sidewalks, curbs, and gutters. Sites are located at the following locations:
 
  • 34the Ave East and Valley Drive
  • Chester Bowl
  • Duluth Heights Community Club
  • Lester Park
  • Piedmont Community Center
  • Stowe School
  • Wheeler Field
  • Woodland Community Center 
 
Please dispose of yard waste, leaves, grass clippings, and brush at the WLSSD yard waste site. Visit the WLSSD website for more information about this program, www.wlssd.com/compost.php
 
 
Catch basins lead directly to our streams and Lake Superior, not to the wastewater treatment plant. Please do not dump anything into them. Contact the City of Duluth at 730-4130 during business hours or 730-4100 on evenings and weekends to report any illegal discharge or dumping.
 

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