Storm Drains are for Surface Water Run-off ONLY

Storm Drains are for Surface Water Run-off ONLY

Please refrain from using the area storm drains and catch basins as disposal spots to get rid of unwanted liquids from your homes and report anyone else doing it.

On Sunday June 11th, a person was observed dumping a vehicle oil change pan into a catch basin on Samoset Ave at A Street.

Nothing, other than street run-off should ever enter the drainage system because it leads directly to the ocean or to other bodies of water. Dumping used motor oil into a storm drain or catch basin can harm or kill aquatic life and vegetation. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, used oil from a single oil change can pollute up to one million gallons of freshwater.

If you see this type of activity happening, please notify the Hull Police at (781) 925-1212.