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Millbury Environmental Council Stencils, Decals and Maps
Storm Drains & Catch Basins in Lake Singletary Watershed
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On
April 2, 2004, a presentation was made to the Millbury Jr. Sr.
High Environmental Council at Millbury H.S. to discuss enlisting their cooperation
with the LSWA conducting a storm drain stenciling/decaling project in and
around
Lake
Singletary
. They were shown a map of the Lake's watershed and informed as to
what the 319 Grant was all about, and how their participation would be
beneficial to fulfilling the 'In-kind Services' portion of the Grant as well as
providing them with a constructive opportunity to do something for the
environment. It was then decided that the group would meet at the
Millbury Fire Station at 2:15 PM on April 9. Upon arrival a demonstration
of what to look for (sample photos of storm drains and catch basins were
provided along with an instruction sheet) and how to stencil and glue down
the decals. We then broke up into three teams.
Team
A was comprised of Kim Waldron (team captain), Arielle Pasquale, Ryan Kendall,
Nicole Gaulin and Nick Bishop with
Mark Briggs
overseeing and Millbury Police Officer Burnett providing traffic control.
They worked the
West Main Street
area from the boat ramp to Roger’s
Garden
Center
.
Team
B was comprised of Mike Fields (team captain), Emily Kiesner, Jason Wall, Robyn
Spain and Malen Parenteau with Mike Salem overseeing and Sutton Police Officer
Towle providing traffic control. They worked the
West Sutton Road
from Crestview and up
Hutchinson Road
.
Team
C was comprised of Korey Mattson (team captain), Steve Burokas, Sam Lind and Liz
Sousa. Team C also included Shaun L’Esperance and Jarrett Hancock, who
mapped out where the various storm drains were along
Singletary Ave.
from
Sutton
Town
Center
to
Winwood Street
. Mark Brigham, Sutton DPW, provided oversight and traffic control.
By
4:15 PM approximately 60 storm drains and catch basins were either
stenciled or decaled. The stencils either read “No Dumping” or
“Drains To
Lake
”. The decals said both. The students were then asked to write a
short paragraph about their experience and a follow-up discussion was held on
April 16 at the Millbury H.S. All in all it was a successful endeavor and
the students felt that it was a worthwhile project. A special thanks
goes to Terry Hamilton particularly, science teacher at Millbury H.S., and
the Environmental Council volunteers whose enthusiasm and support were
vital. Some of the feed back we got was:
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Feedback:
"...there
was alot of garbage and sand on the sides of the roads and alot of it is getting
into the drains and polluting the lake"---Nick Bishop
"...as
my team got further up the road we thought since the lake was no longer visible,
the drains emptied some where else, but we realized that the watershed continued
further up..."---Robyn Spain
"I
was happy that I was doing something to help the environment."---Malen
Parenteau
"Well this is my first like really big service project working with a big
association...The feeling that I am helping the fish and the environment just
made me happy."---Arielle Pasquale
"You
see how something as little as a storm drain can upset the balance in the lake
if you drain chemicals
and
other harmful things into the drains"---Mike Fields
"I
never realized just how much dirt is all over the roads."---Ryan Kendall
"...maybe
people will think twice about dumping."---Jarrett Hancock
"...a
great experience. I've done some other volunteer work, but not so that I
was out and about helping so obviously."---Samantha Lind
"I
was really surprised by how many storm drains there were. I would never
have known so many drained into the lake and hopefully other people will realize
that these drains lead into the lake."---
Elizabeth
Sousa
"I
didn't know that the grates in the road drained to the lake and did not realize
the impact that lawn fertilizers and other chemicals would have on the lake and
the watershed community as a whole. This project opened my eyes as to the
many environmental hazards that
Lake
Singletary
is facing and will continue to face."---Jason Wall
"It's
amazing how many drains are located around the lake that empty into the
lake."---Shaun L'Esperance
"Thank
you for allowing us to have such a great experience."---Kimberly Waldron
"I
felt that I was helping to improve the environment by preventing people from
dumping chemicals into drains that lead into
Lake
Singletary
, which is a popular recreational area throughout the seasons."---
Steven
Burokas
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