Adopt-a-Drain

Adopt-a-Drain

By adopting a storm drain, you can plan to spend about 15 minutes a month cleaning your storm drain. Be sure to track your efforts so we can record our collective efforts!

 

Join the Community

Snap a picture of your storm drain before and after and share it with the adopt-a-drain online community.

Path to the River App

Curious about how storm water gets from your house to the Mississippi River? Find out that and more with this handy tool from Mississippi Watershed Management Organization.

 

Follow the Blog

Want to find out how community members are helping keep our water clean? Follow the blog at Clean Water MN.

Is Your Neighborhood Part of the Challenge?

Live in Northeast, but you’re not sure if your neighborhood is participating in the Challenge? Do you live outside Northeast, but want to let your local leaders know about adopting storm drains? Click on the app below to find your local neighborhood.

 

Stencil a Storm Drain

Get a group of friends together (or co-workers) and stencil storm drains to let passer-bys know the relationship between storm drains and bodies of water. The City of Minneapolis has kits that make this a fun, easy activity to raise awareness for clean water.