Fourteen volunteers came together last Sunday for a Stormwater Drains Marking event in collaboration with the City’s Health Department and organized by global nonprofit DSNDP (Dr. Shri Nanasaheb Dharmadhikari Pratishthan). The volunteers marked 63 storm drains along a three-mile stretch in the Duck Creek Basin area. Under the guidance of Dr. Shri Appasaheb Dharmadhikari and Dr. Shri Sachindada Dharmadhikari, the nonprofit has been mobilizing volunteers across the United States since July 2022 to participate in environmental and community service initiatives. This was the group’s second drain marking event in Richardson in two months.
The City of Richardson, as part of a regional effort of more than 30 metroplex communities, offers volunteer groups the opportunity to mark storm drain inlets with plastic markers that educate the public about the fact that storm drains discharge directly to our creeks/waterways without treatment, in an effort to reduce water pollution.
More information: Storm Drain Marking Initiative Web Page
