# san francisco takes on local flooding with adopt a drain

SF letting residents adopt, name storm drains to fight flooding… » Dec 23, 2016… SF letting residents adopt, name storm drains to fight flooding [.… and that builds more of a motivation to take care of it, versus calling it Storm Drain No.… Local. By Lizzie Johnson. Festive holiday for all creatures at SF Zoo ... Sfchronicle.com

Bay Area Residents Embrace Effort to Prevent Flooding, Clean… » Feb 9, 2018… Numerous cities in the San Francisco Bay Area now have "Adopt a Drain" programs where volunteers help keep storm drains clear of debris, ... Newsdeeply.com

Volunteers 'Adopt-a-Drain' to improve urban stormwater management » May 1, 2019… metro area, an Adopt-a-Drain program calls on residents to take responsibility… out of local waterways and discourages risks of street flooding, said Jana… Similar Adopt-a-Drain programs currently function in San Francisco, ... Stormwater.wef.org

Adopt-A-Drain Program Reduces Flooding Calls | San Francisco… » Mar 1, 2019… Adopt-A-Drain Program Reduces Flooding Calls - San Francisco, CA - "This small act… "When residents take responsibility for a drain in their neighborhood through the… Also, be sure to follow your local Patch on Facebook!) Patch.com

San Francisco takes on local flooding with Adopt a Drain -- GCN » Jan 25, 2017… San Francisco has teamed with civic tech volunteers to encourage residents to adopt, monitor and care for city drains. The city's Adopt a Drain ... Gcn.com

Volunteers' efforts go down the drain as residents 'adopt' street ducts… » Jan 4, 2018… With rain finally back in the Bay Area this week following an… Since October 2016, the agency's Adopt-a-Drain program has allowed San Franciscans… helps curtail localized flooding during the typically rainy winter months.… community engagement by encouraging San Franciscans to take an active role ... Sfchronicle.com

In the News - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission » May 31, 2017… SF May Offer to Buy Homes from Owners Impacted by Flooding SF Examiner… San Francisco takes on local flooding with Adopt a Drain Sfwater.org

Adopt a Drain » Apr 29, 2019… 115 89 Drains Adopted Adopters Last updated 4 29 2019 The Adopt a… and pollutants directly to our local creeks and the San Francisco Bay. Burlingame.org

Bay Area cities enlist help of citizens to keep storm drains clear with… » Jan 15, 2019… But they aren't the only ones preventing flooding.… San Leandro Public Works crews clearing storm drains.… Other Bay Area cities have their own Adopt A Drain programs: San Francisco · Berkeley · Brisbane · Oakland Watch the latest AccuWeather forecast and take a look at recent weather stories and ... Abc7news.com

Adopt a Drain SF - San Francisco Public Utilities Commission » Mar 29, 2019… Launched in October 2016, the Adopt a Drain Program enables San Francisco… While helping to reduce localized flooding, the program also fosters community engagement by encouraging San Franciscans to take an active role… Code for San Francisco, a non-profit volunteer group and local chapter of ... Sfwater.org