The Facts about the River-Friendly Fundraiser Carwash Program

• What Is the River-Friendly Fundraiser Carwash Program?
• How Can a Fundraiser Carwash Pollute Our Creeks & Rivers?
• Storm Drain vs. Sewer
• Are Fundraiser Carwash Activities Prohibited?
• What Is a River-Friendly Fundraiser Carwash?
• How a Fundraiser Organization Can Hold a River-Friendly Fundraiser Carwash
• Get Recognized as a River-Friendly Fundraiser Carwash Program Community Steward

How Can a Fundraiser Carwash Pollute Our Creeks & Rivers?

 

Fundraiser carwashes can pollute our creeks and rivers because the soapy wastewater from a carwash—often carrying dirt, grease, detergents, and other pollutants—typically flows along a parking lot or other paved surface into the storm drain system. From there, it flows untreated to our creeks and rivers where it can harm fish and other aquatic life.

 

All by itself, your carwash may not seem to be contributing much pollution to our local waterways. But collectively, wastewater from fundraiser carwashes throughout the community can contribute significant amounts of harmful pollutants to our creeks and rivers.