Fish Manhole Cover - Bath Road - Kingston, Ontario
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mTn_biKer65
N 44° 14.310 W 076° 32.267
18T E 377204 N 4899512
Fish manhole cover just outside a Red Lobster in Kingston, Ontario. Coincidence.....I think not!!
Waymark Code: WMFGWV
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/19/2012
Views: 26
There are many of this style of manhole covers in Kingston, Ontario.
The cast iron fish manhole cover is there to remind you that what goes down the storm drain goes directly into Kingston's streams, lakes and wetlands — home to fish, frogs and other wildlife sensitive to pollutants like soap, fertilizer, oil, paint and animal waste.
The City of Kingston participates in the Fish & Frogs Forever Program. Students from local schools and the Society for Conservation Biology want you to think about fish and frogs — and be careful with pollutants that could send their lives down the drain.
DID YOU KNOW?
- All of Kingston's drinking water comes directly from Lake Ontario. Kingston is particularly sensitive due to numerous surrounding wetlands.
- Juvenile fish and frogs are especially vulnerable to storm water pollutants.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
- Pick up after your pet. This prevents harmful bacteria from polluting storm water.
- Plant flowers and trees on your lawn to prevent runoff.
- Dispose of household hazardous waste including motor oil and paint thinners at the Kingston Area Recycling Centre.
- Take your car or boat to a commercial car wash where your wash water goes to the sanitary sewer for treatment. If you have to wash a vehicle or boat in your driveway consider using a sponge and bucket to reduce water use and stormwater runoff and always avoid harmful cleaning chemicals.
- Do not use pesticides, fertilizers or herbicides. Weed by hand.
- Sweep soil and vegetation away from pavement and storm drains to reduce silt from entering rivers and streams.
- Use rain barrels to collect storm water and to help water your lawn and garden.
The address for The Red Lobster near by is:
410 Bath Road
Kingston, Ontario
K7M 4X6
Pick one to describe the ...: Storm drain cover
Year stamped on the cover: None
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