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Weekly trash cleanups in the canal led to a significant discovery
Clogged Storm Drains are contributing to street flooding
1.4 miles every Sunday (4 hours) Dave and his Kayak
Collects about 50 lbs of trash every week.!.
• Plastic shopping bags
• Plastic water soda bottles
• Cigarette butts (not
biodegradable)
• Cigarette pack plastic wrappers
• Styrofoam Cups / food containers
• Plastic Bottle caps
• Plastic Straws
• Plastic Food bags (potato chips)
and wrappers
• Aluminum cans
• Used fishing line
CommonlyfoundtrashinCollinsCanal:
Storm Drain outlets on
Washington Ct and 22nd
Street
(Feb 17, 2014 low tide).
For FULL presentation on “Trash in Miami Beach Waterways” and contact info : http://www.slideshare.net/davedoebler
One is partially clogged, and
the other is completely clogged
with trash from the street level.
Water cannot flow properly.
Storm Drain outlet is clogged with trash…
Storm drain COMPLETELY
clogged. Only a trickle of
water flows out.As I pull debris out, water starts
flowing out at a significant rate.
**August 25th
2013
Contents of storm drain blockage
� Plastic bottles
� Aluminum cans
� Plastic shopping bags
� Plastic cups and containers
� Coconut (which I cannot remove)
Once removed, storm
water flows freely.
For FULL presentation on “Trash in Miami Beach Waterways” and contact info : http://www.slideshare.net/davedoebler
Clogged Drain is preventing water from flowing out…
Trash from the street is allowed to go
into the drains…
For FULL presentation on “Trash in Miami Beach Waterways” and contact info : http://www.slideshare.net/davedoebler
Trash originates at the street level
Thus clogging them
up...
Trash that makes it past ‘traps’
discharge to the waterway and
clog the outlet
Simple Solutions :
1) Reduce litter with proper placement of trash cans - “can on every corner”
2) Street level gratings that keep material from going into the drains, while allowing full flow of
storm water. Watch in action : http://youtu.be/ezdqgPX8AWw
3) Better cleaning schedule of existing storm drain traps/interceptors (which catch debris)
4) ‘Catch bin’ at the water output (flexible net style)
For FULL presentation on “Trash in Miami Beach Waterways” and contact info : http://www.slideshare.net/davedoebler
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