- Any chemicals dumped into the storm drainage system go directly into the Chesapeake Bay.
- Illegal dumping can cost the violator up to $2,500 in fines and they can spend up to a year in jail.
- The Police need the description of the person, the time the dumping happened, the license number and description of the vehicle, the exact location, and what is being dumped to prosecute.
- The property owner can be billed for the cost of the clean-up of oil, paints, or other chemicals even if they did not dump them.
- If you witness the crime of illegal dumping you can take out a warrant in the Magistrate's Office at 236 North King Street.
- One gallon of dumped motor oil can contaminate up to one million gallons of water.
- Household chemicals are never collected off of the curb but must be brought to the scheduled collection site.
- You can share extra household chemicals with a neighbor or friend to avoid having to dispose of unused portions.
- Common household cleaners can be replaced by using baking soda, vinegar, and water.
- Excess paint can be donated to volunteer agencies or other groups for their use.
- Household chemicals cannot ever be disposed of in your regular garbage.
- The average household contains up to 10 gallons of chemical products described as poison, toxic, flammable, corrosive, or explosive.
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