4. Background
• March 16, 2013
• Patrick School
• 72 participants (9th-12th)
• performed in 5 classrooms
• questioning of pre-existing knowledge on storm
drains
12. Objectives
• To place markers on these storm drains to draw attention
to their presence and PREVENT littering
• To educate high school students and denizens of the
surrounding neighborhoods about the importance of
maintenance and upkeep of storm drains.
29. Recommendations
•Signs near the bridge by Patrick’s School to prevent
vandalizing of the bridge.
•The area by 5th and Bond street turned into a rain garden
•Residents/ Businesses by Trumbull and bond made aware
of the new zoning and the bid to build a new drainage
system.
•Area opposite Park cleaned up and made into a small patch
of green.
•Trash cans .
•Auto shops penalized for dumping their waste by the drains.
