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What You Can Do

Protecting water quality in Montana may seem daunting, but there are tangible things each of us can do every day to make sure we continue to have clean water to drink and recreate in .

THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE SMALL DAY-TO-DAY BEHAVIORS, LIKE:

• Wash your car at a commercial car wash instead of in your driveway . At a car wash, the dirty water runs into the sanitary sewer and is treated at a local wastewater treatment facility . When you wash in your driveway, the dirty water carrying oil, grease, and other pollutants runs into a storm drain that likely flows directly to your local waterbody untreated and can contaminate our drinking water .

• Promptly clean up and dispose of pet waste to prevent bacteria and excess nutrients entering storm drains and eventually local waterways .