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Ultimate Guide to Drought Safety

Check your drainage before the rainy season by keeping concrete/grass swales free of litter or debris and remove any sediment build-up. Be sure to repair any damage but DO NOT alter or re-grade slopes without consulting an expert. Visit your City’s Stormwater Management webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang) to learn more about Stormwater Pollution Prevention.

When trimming back vegetation before the rainy season, place all your unused landscape waste in your green waste container or leave it on site as mulch. Visit your City’s Stormwater Management webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang) to learn about Best Management Practices for Landscaper’s.

Have you retrofitted your home or business with water conservation products? Learn about products that can save water indoors and outdoors. Check out this helpful video Water Conservation Products for additional information. For more water conservation tips, videos and rebates go to WaterWiseSB.org.

If you are going to wash your car, take it to a local commercial carwash or make sure the wash water drains safely to a landscaped area. Visit your City’s Stormwater Management webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang) to learn more about Stormwater Pollution Prevention for mobile cleaning activities.

Did you know 1 gram of dog waste contains millions of bacteria and can lead to beach closures? You can help to keep your community and pets healthy by picking up pet waste in your backyard before each storm, and by picking up after your pet when you’re out and about. Visit your City’s Stormwater Management webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang) or Close the Poop Loop to find out the Truth About Dog Poop.

Consider planting beneficial plants that attract beneficial insects to your garden instead of using herbicides or pesticides. Visit Our Water Our World website to learn more about beneficial insects or to learn about less toxic products to use in your garden.

When you start cleaning out your planting beds and preparing for spring, make sure to add mulch to help to retain moisture during the summer season. Visit the Less is More website for the location of free mulch piles throughout the county or contact your City for more details.

Did you know that the local household hazardous waste collection events are FREE for residents? Bring your unwanted chemicals to your City’s next event. Visit your City’s Solid Waste webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang), your waste disposal provider’s website (Waste Management or Marborg), OR the Less is More website for information about hazardous waste collection events in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Schedule a FREE bulky item pick-up or participate in a Community Clean-up or Shred Day. Visit your City’s Solid Waste webpage (City of Buellton or City of Solvang) or your City’s waste disposal providers (Waste Management or Marborg) website or watch for more details in your local paper or Chamber of Commerce E-Newsletter.