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Storm Water Service News March 2024

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March 2024

Storm Water Services
Monthly Volunteer
Newsletter

March is here and so is Creek Week! This year it will be packed with a lot of opportunities for environmental stewardship. This month Creek Week starts March 16^th and ends with our grand finale, Big Spring Clean, on March 23^rd. We’re sure to have an event near you so check out the Creek Week Calendar and our Sign-up Genius for locations and to register. We’ll see you out there!

The Big Spring Clean Logo

The Big Spring Clean (TBSC) locations this year:

Edwards Branch – Walmart (Independence)
3850 E Independence Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28205 (Walmart)

Register

Long Creek – Target (Northlake)

9841 Northlake Centre Pkwy, Charlotte, NC 28216

Register

Toby Creek – Toby Creek Greenway (Lowe’s)
1100 Chancellor Park Dr, Charlotte, NC 28213

Register

Little Sugar Creek – Carolina Pavilion (Floor & Décor)
9817 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273

Register

Four Mile Creek – Squirrel Lake Park
1631 Pleasant Plains Rd, Matthews, NC 28105

Register

Little Sugar Creek – Alexander St Park
910 N Alexander St, Charlotte NC, 28206

Register

McDowell Creek – Birkdale Village
8925 Townley Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078

Register

Briar Creek – The Mint Museum (w/Catawba Riverkeepers)
420 Griffith St, Davidson, NC. 28036

Register

Volunteer Spotlight

This month we would like to highlight our Storm Water Advisory Committee (SWAC)! SWAC is a group of volunteers who provide guidance and public input into the services and policies of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services and is comprised of nine residents appointed by the City Council, County Commission and Town Commissions. We’d like to give a big THANK YOU for all the great work they’ve done to advocate on the behalf of stormwater and Mecklenburg County residents.

Storm Drain Marking School Match Up!

A volunteer mounting a storm water drain marking plaque on a storm drain.

Calling all Middle and High School students! Join us as we launch our first ever Storm Drain Marking School Match-Up! The matchup will take place April 1^st-30^th, 2024, as groups of students from Mecklenburg County Middle and High Schools help us get closer to meeting our goal of marking every storm drain in Mecklenburg County. For each drain marked, a group will receive a point. The top three groups with the most points will win some awesome prizes such as a Bluetooth speaker, an Eno hammock, or a Stanley Cup! To join the competition and find out more information, please contact Ashley.Smith@MeckNC.gov.

Adopt-A-Stream: A Site in Need!

Map showing available Adopt-A-Stream Site.

Every now and then we find a stream very much in need of some TLC. Unfortunately, this very small tributary of Toby Creek at Kemp St was reported to have a lot of trash. If are looking for a challenge and would like to take on this stream site for a cleanup, please email STW-Volunteers@MeckNC.gov. If you are already an Adopt-A-Stream volunteer, this site can count toward your two clean-ups a year!

Report Pollution to 311!

There are so many ways to help reduce surface water pollution outside of volunteering. One major way is by reporting storm water pollution to 311! If you see a discolored creek, sewer overflow, or other pollution in or near a water way, please take a photo and report what you have seen to 311. They will send a member of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services to investigate as soon as possible.