The San Francisco Bay is part of your daily life. Every drop of water we use at home and work drains into San Francisco Bay — the defining landmark of our region. Wastewater travels from kitchens and bathrooms and is cleaned of biological wastes at the wastewater treatment plants before it's discharged to the Bay. Storm water from garden runoff and rain enters creeks and the Bay without treatment. (Except in San Francisco, where stormwater is treated at wastewater treatment plants.)

Wastewater and storm water carry pollutants from everyday activities like cooking, gardening, maintaining your car, and even spring-cleaning your garage and medicine cabinet. We've provided a few tips that will help keep pollutants out of the Bay — and make your home safer for your family.

Funded by the Bay Area Clean Water Agencies and the Bay Area Stormwater Management Agencies Association