Follow Weekly Roadside Storm Cleanup Reports

Updates will be provided weekly, so check back for new information periodically.  Cleanup work has been completed on the following roads:

• 48th Street East

• 55th Street East off Edgewood Drive East to 131st Avenue East

Wondering What Your
Public Works Department is Doing? 

Regular maintenance is scheduled throughout the year along the City streets and ditches to keep things working and in repair.  As with all things, emergencies come up and priorities must be adjusted, both financially and along the timeline for accomplishing these goals.  If you have questions about the schedule please contact Public Works Director Joe Seet. 

Public Works Fun Facts

EDGEWOOD HAS:

• 49 miles of public roadway

• 33 miles of ditches

• 980 catch basins

• 365 dry wells

• 3,560 pipe segments

• 135 control structures

Fish-Friendly Car Wash Kit Available Now at No Cost!!   Are you planning a fundraising car wash?  Are you a business owner who allows fundraising car wash events on your property?  If so, you'll need to use this or a similar kit.  Click to find out why. The City has one kit to loan for events in the City limits at no cost to you.   Everything you need is included in the kit (except the phosphate free, biodegradable soap), sponges, towels and hoses - and of course, your volunteers. An application and signed agreement is required to check out the kit.  Using the kit protects our lakes, streams and the Puget Sound. 

For more information about impacts on the Puget Sound, visit the Puget Sound Starts Here website.  Their  Q&A page  and info on our Public Works page may answer other questions you may have about pollutants and the Puget Sound, or visit the Washington Department of Ecology's website for more details.

Review Edgewood's National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
Phase II Annual Report

Edgewood Stormwater Management Program
This document is for use in the NPDES
Phase II Implementation.  You can view the City's adoption ordinance with amendments Department of Ecology's Storm Water Management Manual  here.

What Can You Do to Protect the Environment?  Small changes can make a big difference. What can your family do?  Try some of the suggestions below.

• Try a Fish-Friendly Carwash!!

• Think Twice before using pesticides

• Try controlling pests and  weeds by using Natural Lawn Care

• Plan Before You Plant - Think sustainable landscaping

• Learn How Mulch is Important in creating healthy soil

• Take some tips on how to Water Wisely

• Use tips on the web to save $100's and 1,000's of gallons of water in the  summer with a garden makeover

• 10 Ways to Improve the quality of stormwater runoff brief handout with simple things you can do at home.

• Check the Washington Department of Ecology's website to find out what you can do to protect Washington Waters!

• Pierce County has some great options for Recycling and Disposal of Household Hazardous Waste.

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