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Information about Lake Jennings' watershed

Did you know Lake Jennings stores water that becomes drinking water for more than a quarter-of-a-million people in the region? Pollutants in storm drains and surface runoff can end up in the lake and make the water treatment process significantly more difficult and costly.

Following a few simple measures will help maintain a safe environment that will benefit us all.

Some things residents and visitors in the local area can do

  • Have your car inspected for oil, antifreeze or brake fluid leaks and recycle motor oil and antifreeze

  • Quickly use an absorbent material, such as kitty litter, to clean any toxic product spills; sweep it up and put it into a trash bin

  • Instead of washing your car yourself, take it to a commercial facility that is connected to a sewer system

  • When washing your pet or other items outside, use low-phosphate soap and use it sparingly

  • Store paints, solvents, and cleansers carefully and dispose of them properly

  • Compost manure and leaves into usable fertilizer rather than letting them get into a street or storm drain, and use mulch rather than herbicides

  • Keep steep slopes vegetated and put rocks under the outfall pipe of downspouts and drains to prevent erosion

  • Plant drought-tolerant trees and shrubs to help the ground absorb water and reduce surface runoff

Waste disposal sites

Planet911 Recycling Facility
8824 Wintergardens Blvd., Lakeside (619) 592-4911

Quality Recycling
10197 Riverford Rd., Suite A, Lakeside (619) 596-2267

Quality Recycling
10027 Vine St., Lakeside (619) 938-9694

Kragan Auto Parts
9530 Winter Garden Blvd., Lakeside (619) 561-3966
(motor oil, oil filters, car batteries)

Waste Management, Inc.
1001 West Bradley Ave., El Cajon (619) 596-5100
(motor oil, oil filters, household cleaners. solvents, pesticides, etc.)

Wal-Mart
13487 Camino Canada, El Cajon (619) 561-8330
(motor oil, oil filters, car batteries)

Recycling tips on the web

www.recyclemore.org
www.epa.gov
www.kab.org

Landscaping tips on the web

www.thegarden.org
www.floridata.com
www.cnps.org
www.greenbuilder.com
www.h2ouse.org
www.bewaterwise.com








Lake Jennings is on Harritt Road in Lakeside, California (619) 443-2510