In This Issue
• Go brown to get more green

• Raise your hand and paw for clean streams

• Clean water in your 'hood

Did you know?
Americans use five times the amount of water that Europeans use.

Who we are
Clean Water Services is a wastewater and stormwater utility committed to protecting water resources in the Tualatin River Watershed.

Go brown to get more green

While the temperature rises, grab yourself a cool drink and watch your lawn go brown. It's that simple. You'll have more money in your pocket as you conserve water and keep fertilizers out of our rivers and streams. Keep in mind that as soon as the rain hits in November, our green carpet magically reappears. It's all part of the natural process here in the Pacific Northwest. So, be hip and go brown. Mother Nature will thank you for it and so will your checkbook.

Here are some more water-friendly, money-saving tips:

• If you must water, do so only one-inch per week (a tuna can's worth).
• Water in the early morning or late evening when temperatures are cooler.
• Mow grass higher to promote deep roots and healthy soil.
• Mark your calendar to aerate, thatch, and reseed with a Northwest grass this Fall and next Spring.
• Plant native vegetation using the Native Plant Finder.
• Visit www.cleanwaterservices.org/tips for more hints.

Raise your hand and paw for clean streams

More than 200 Tualatin Basin dogs have pledged to be a Canine for Clean Water over the last month. Has yours? Be like Hillsboro's Franklin on the left and receive a free dog scarf for pledging to scoop to protect your local streams. You can then enter your handsome hound in our photo contest. All entrants are posted on our website.

Canines for Clean Water hits the road and will be pledging dogs and humans alike in Tigard on August 18 from 9:00 a.m. to noon at Summerlake Dog Park. Also look for pledge volunteers at the Lake Oswego Farmers Market each Saturday. The Tualatin Basin is proud of its water dog-wonders.

Clean water in your 'hood

Come and visit our Clean Water Services booth at these upcoming community events around the Tualatin River Watershed. Stop by and take home healthy watershed gardening and yard care tips as well as giveaways including Freeze the Grease, Save the Drain kits, native plant posters, River Ranger tattoos for the kids and dog scarves for Canines for Clean Water pledge participants.

• Washington County Fair & Rodeo, July 26-29 at the Hillsboro Fair Complex
• Celebrate Hillsboro, August 4-5, Civic Center Plaza
• Tualatin Crawfish Festival, August 10-11, Tualatin Community Park
• Beaverton's Celebration Parade, September 15, downtown Beaverton (wave to us on the parade route)
• Rock Creek and Durham Treatment Facility tours, year-round, call us at (503) 681-3600 to schedule a free group tour