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Damage like this can be prevented!
Help the Knox County Clean Water Alliance
take pictures of flooding and stormwater violations . . . It's easy!
Call the Picture Help Line at (865) 689-1502.
Show Knox County why we need to adopt
a more protective stormwater ordinance
to STOP flooding our homes and
polluting our streams.
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Silt, or mud, is Tennessee's #1 polluter of our waters.
Brown water should NEVER leave a pipe. This is illegal.
Brown water should NEVER leave a pond or a basin like this one above.
If you see a pond overflowing with brown water or leaking brown water,
take a picture! If a pond is holding brown water, that is ok (see good pond below).
Silt in our water causes flooding!
These black structures are called silt fencing.
No water, mud or dirt should ever leave a silt fence. If you see water,
mud or dirt on the other side of a silt fence, take a picture!
Silt fencing should be buried to stop water, mud or dirt
from leaving a construction site. This fence is not buried.
You can see underneath it!
Stop polluting our streams!
Brown water should NEVER leave a development site and run into
another stream. Here you can see brown water running into a clean stream.
This is pollution. It causes flooding, kills aquatic life and transports chemicals.
If you see scenes like these, take a picture!
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