• One cigarette butt pollutes 16 gallons of water.

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• Poorly maintained stormwater drainage allows trash to pollute our lakes.

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• Poorly maintained septic systems pollute our lakes.

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• On August 9, 2020, sewage pump station #3 failed and dumped 350,000 gallons of sewage into Lake Rowena. 

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• When a lake receives a poor water quality test, recreational use of that lake is not allowed.​

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• Harmful algal blooms can occur in polluted water, causing lack of oxygen and leading to fish kills.