Protect our Environment
Each of us has the right and responsibility to protect our environment. There are many elements that make up our environment and water is only one of those but, a precious commodity here in the Southwest. Our aquafirs are drying up and we have been in a drought for 10 years. Here in Southern Arizona, we buy a portion of our water from the Colorado River Project and yes, we get rain some years but seldom enough to replenish what we have taken and often the rain comes in torrents that creates more problems than it solves. Currently it is monsoon time, which means that stormdrains and washes will be running high with water. People will have to be rescued from rushing waters that fill underpasses and low lying areas.
Antifreeze, Batteries, Oil and Paint are all accepted at our landfills and hazardous waste sites where they are properly disposed of. There is no need to dump these products or cuttings from trees and bushes in the washes but yet people do. These products as well as household cleaning products can and do pollute our washes and harm wildlife. These washes feed into rivers that run only when it rains unless, they are being used to dispose of treated water from our water treatment plants. This is the water that birds and other wild animals have to drink from. This is also the water that will eventually seep down into our aquafirs and once again become our drinking water.
It’s so easy to make a change and do the right thing. Dispose of products that are hazardous in a proper manner and start changing to products that are safe for you and our planet when you clean your home or do your laundry. It is hard for me to understand why we as the keepers of this planet put up with and tolerate what is made available to us by the large corporations. Send them a message; choose a better way.
No matter where you live, Arizona or New York, protect your rivers and lakes for they are our source of life.