Clean sweep for Woodinville
Woodinville will be able to take better care of its streets, thanks to its new street sweeper.
City officials recently announced they traded in the sweeper, which was 13 years old, for a brand new vehicle that has a fuel-efficient engine designed to meet the EPA’s strictest standards for emissions. The old sweeper had served well, but was becoming less and less reliable, as well as more expensive to run.
The sweeper keeps the streets free of debris and clean, but also contributes to the health of the area’s lakes and streams. In 2018, the sweeper picked up 256 tons of garbage, leaves, sand, and other materials off the streets, in addition to various kinds of oil and other pollutants that get stuck to the pavement. If the streets were not swept, the pile up of waste would be a safety hazard. In addition, some of the debris from the streets would be carried into the city’s storm drains, where it could clog the pipes and cause a flood. Pollutants and waste could be dumped into the area’s lakes and streams if not cleared from the streets.
The city is asking residents to help the operators out by following three guidelines. First, fix all leaking vehicles; second, people using leaf blowers are asked not to blow materials from plants into the street; and third, residents are asked to clean leaves out of stormwater grates and off the streets. Flyer printing can be used to disseminate information like this.
City officials recently announced they traded in the sweeper, which was 13 years old, for a brand new vehicle that has a fuel-efficient engine designed to meet the EPA’s strictest standards for emissions. The old sweeper had served well, but was becoming less and less reliable, as well as more expensive to run.
The sweeper keeps the streets free of debris and clean, but also contributes to the health of the area’s lakes and streams. In 2018, the sweeper picked up 256 tons of garbage, leaves, sand, and other materials off the streets, in addition to various kinds of oil and other pollutants that get stuck to the pavement. If the streets were not swept, the pile up of waste would be a safety hazard. In addition, some of the debris from the streets would be carried into the city’s storm drains, where it could clog the pipes and cause a flood. Pollutants and waste could be dumped into the area’s lakes and streams if not cleared from the streets.
The city is asking residents to help the operators out by following three guidelines. First, fix all leaking vehicles; second, people using leaf blowers are asked not to blow materials from plants into the street; and third, residents are asked to clean leaves out of stormwater grates and off the streets. Flyer printing can be used to disseminate information like this.