We All Think Blue
For more than 20 years Think Blue San Diego has implemented innovative, proactive steps to stop pollution before it gets into storm drains. But to keep it that way, we must all dive in and do our part. Reducing stormwater pollution in our neighborhoods and communities is easy when We All Think Blue.
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20 Years Of Keeping Our Waterways Clean
91000
miles of streets sweeping
1309
tons of trash and debris
removed from pipes
712808
cubic feet of trash and
debris from streets
27000
linear feet of
pipes cleaned
71610
pounds of trash
and debris cleared
3177
volunteers at 66 events
Scoop
the Poop
Runaway Sprinklers Reduction
Pesticide Pollution Prevention
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December 9th, 2022
#FactFriday ☝ 💯 The San Diego River Watershed encompasses approximately 433 square miles and connects portions of the cities of San Diego, El Cajon, La Mesa, Poway and Santee, and unincorporated County of San Diego. 💧Five reservoirs in the San Diego River Watershed supply water to approximately 760,000 residents in the region. 💦 Mission Trails Regional Park, near the middle of the watershed, hosts a broad range of wildlife and provides habitat for several threatened and endangered species. 🦆🐦🦅 📏 Total Square Miles: 433 🚻 Total Population: 517,219 💧 Water Supply Reservoirs: Cuyamaca, San Vicente, El Capitan, Lake Jennings, Lake Murray 💦 Important Water Bodies: San Diego River, Boulder Creek, Santee Lakes 🌊 Major Receiving Water Body: Pacific Ocean You can help protect the San Diego River Watershed by taking simple steps to prevent pollution: ✔ Dispose of trash and take large items to a landfill or recycling center ✔ Pick up after your pet and dispose of pet waste in the trash ✔ Sweep up debris and dirt instead of using a hose to wash it away ✔ Never dispose of ANY wastewater in a storm drain. ✔ Volunteer with our friends @sandiegoriver . . . #ThinkBlueSanDieo #SanDiego #Watersheds #SanDiegoWatersheds #SanDiegoRiver #MissionTrails #Santee #ElCajon #LaMesa #Poway
December 7th, 2022
This is the rainy season, San Diego! 🌧 Rain is rare in the @cityofsandiego. But when it rains, stormwater flows from roofs, streets and sidewalks into gutters and inlets and enters an extensive underground network of pipes. This robust system of infrastructure protects San Diegans and our water supply every day. 💦💧 However, we all need to do our part to keep each other safe and prevent flooding. How? By preventing pollution and picking up trash that could potentially clog our storm drainpipes, you can be part of the solution. 🗑 Pick up trash and deposit any debris in the trash 🍂 Sweep or pick up leaves and dispose of them in the green bin 🧹 Do not sweep or dump anything down a storm drain Thank you and Think Blue San Diego 🙌🌊 . . . #ThinkBlueSanDiego #SanDiego #SDRain #SanDiegoRain #PollutionPrevention #StopPollution #PickUpTrash #WaterPollution #StormwaterPollution #Flooding #SanDiegoFlooding
December 5th, 2022
If You See Something, Say Something 📣📞 We all must THINK BLUE to ensure clean water and beaches for all of San Diego. Do your part by reporting stormwater pollution – such as over-irrigation, landscape waste, clogged storm drains or flooded streets – so we can fix the problem right away! 💦💧 Here is how you can report issues: 📞 619-235-1000 📧 swppp@sandiego.gov 💻 ThinkBlue.org 📱 Get It Done app 👉 If you see stormwater issues outside the @cityofsandiego, please report it through @projectcleanwatersd’s tool at projectcleanwater.org. . . . #ThinkBlueSanDiego #SanDiego #ReportPollution #StormwaterPollution #Stormwater #PreventPollution #PollutionFree
December 3rd, 2022
IT IS OFFICIAL! Meet our new family member: SWEEP-E! 🧹👋 We are happy to have Sweep-E as part of our Think Blue family, as it collects and removes trash, debris and other pollutants from narrow streets, alleys and bikeways. Sweep-E is crucial to our mission of protecting our local waterways from pollution and safeguarding our communities from flooding 💦💧 Visit Sweep-E at this weekend’s December Nights! ✨ Thank you to everyone who casted their nominations and votes to help us name our first 100% electric mini street sweeper 🧹 A special thank you also to @cmwhitburn for helping us promote our new electric street sweeper for a better, safer, healthier and more sustainable San Diego. 🙌 👀 Let us know when you see Sweep-E at work by tagging us in your photos and stories and using #ThinkBlueSanDiego 💙🌊 . . . #ThinkBlueSanDiego #SanDiego #BalboaPark #DecemberNights #DecemberNights2022 #Sweep-E #SweepE #ElectricStreetSweeper #StreetSweeping
December 1st, 2022
Join us and @iloveacleansd for the biannual Storm Drain Stenciling Day on Saturday, Dec. 10! 🎨🖌 Come with us as we walk around the neighborhood and stencil storm drains with a conservation message. Storm drains are the big gaps in the curb you see around our homes and businesses. These gaps are meant to move water out of our neighborhoods and out to our ocean quickly so that when it rains, our streets don’t get flooded. This is an important safety feature that keeps us from walking in foot-deep water during the winter. 💦💧 What a lot of people don’t know is that water entering storm drains is NOT treated. So, any trash or debris that water carries eventually goes into our lakes, rivers and the ocean. By stenciling storm drains, you can help spread the word about how important the stormwater system is to our neighborhood quality of life and our environmental health! 🌊 📅 Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022 🕘 9-11 a.m. 📍 Tuxedo Park, 6900 Tuxedo Road, San Diego, CA 92119 🔗 Register at cleansd.org . . . #ThinkBlueSanDiego #ILACSD #StormDrainStencilingDay #StormwaterPollution #Stormwater #PollutionPrevention #SanDiego #TuxedoPark
November 30th, 2022
December Nights at @balboapark is back! ✨🌠 Join us on Dec. 2 and 3 for the City of San Diego’s largest FREE holiday festival. Bring your loved ones and enjoy the lights, sounds, attractions and amazing food. Don’t forget to stop by the Think Blue booth! We’ll have our newly christened 100% electric mini street sweeper there for you to take photos with. 👋 Meet the Think Blue team at the Plaza de Panama to talk about all things clean water and clean beaches. We look forward to seeing you there! THINK BLUE SAN DIEGO 🌊💙🌊 . . . #ThinkBlueSanDiego #SanDiego #DecemberNights #BalboaPark #SDDecemberNights
November 29th, 2022
This Giving Tuesday, how are you inspiring others to give, collaborate and celebrate generosity? Are you joining the movement and doing good? Whether you are giving your time, donating or using the power of your voice in your community, there are many ways to make an impact. Remember: every act of generosity counts and we all can contribute to a better world. 💙 Join us – today and every day – and THINK BLUE SAN DIEGO 🌊 Here’s how to Think Blue: 🗑 Always dispose of trash in a covered bin. ♻ Use reusable food containers, coolers, bottles, cups and tote bags. 💧 Do not wash your car on the streets or driveways to prevent the illegal discharge of polluted water. . . . #ThinkBlueSanDiego #SanDiego #GivingTuesday #HolidaySeason #SanDiegoHolidays #PollutionPrevention #HolidayPollution #PreventPollution #StormwaterPollution #OceanPollution
November 23rd, 2022
This year, we are grateful for the many San Diegans who have pulled up their sleeves to help clean up trails and beaches, made the time to learn more about the importance of clean stormwater and taken simple steps to prevent pollution year-round. 🧡 But this work never ends. Did you know that Americans throw away 25% more trash during the winter holiday season between Thanksgiving and New Year’s? That is about 25 million tons of more garbage! 🗑 While we are all excited about the holiday season, we must remember that this trash can end up in our waterways and beaches. 💧🌊 Unlike wastewater, stormwater is NOT TREATED and can harm our environment and public and marine health. 🐠🐬🦞🦆 So, join us in celebrating responsibility and making an effort to rethink our holiday waste. Here is how 👇 🍂 Don’t pour fat and grease down the drain. Pour it into a sealable container and dispose of it in the trash. 🍂 Use your reusable dishware and food containers to prevent pollution from single-use plastics. 🗑 Secure your trash and recycling bins to ensure waste doesn’t enter our storm drains. THANK YOU & THINK BLUE SAN DIEGO 🌊 . . . #ThinkBlueSanDiego #SanDiego #Thanksgiving #HolidaySeason #SanDiegoHolidays #PollutionPrevention #FoodWaste #HolidayPollution #PreventPollution #StormwaterPollution #OceanPollution
November 22nd, 2022
This is your LAST CHANCE to vote on your favorite name for our new electric mini street sweeper! 🧹💦💧 👉 Go to ThinkBlue.org between now and Nov. 23 to vote for your favorite name out of the three finalists and automatically enter our GIVEAWAY to win two tickets to @SeaWorldSanDiego. The winning name will be announced in late November. Our first 100% electric mini street sweeper is good for our streets, water and air! By removing sediment, metal particles and other hazardous waste products from our streets and bikeways, this sweeper helps beautify our neighborhoods and prevent pollution from entering storm drains. That’s important because anything that goes in a storm drain eventually flows untreated into our local waterways and the ocean. 💧🌊 . . . #ThinkBlueSanDiego #SanDiego #StreetSweeping #ElectricSweeper #PollutionPrevention #StormwaterPollution #SeaWorldSanDiego