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Only Water

Young people from schools and youth organisations around the

Gavenny river and Afon Lwyd were involved in a project to highlight

the importance of ensuring only water enters the drains.

Since most storm drains flow How did they do it?

directly into waterways, any Environmentally friendly and

harmful substances such as paints, washable chalk sprays and stencils
oils or washing liquids that flow or designed by the young people were

are poured into them can make used to highlight drains in their

their way into our rivers. local community, drawing people’s
attention and making them think

This water pollution can be harmful twice about disposing of any

for wildlife that live in and around substances there, or ensuring that
the rivers, as well as any people that any detergents used to wash cars

may interact with the waterway. are biodegradable, non-toxic and

phosphate-free.