You’ve heard of sewer lines, storm drains and purple pipes, but how much do you really know about clean water? For example, did you know that LA has more than 10,500 miles of sewer lines, stormwater drains and purple pipes under the ground? You’re probably standing over one right now! Test your know-how by taking the Clean Water…

We think Mother Nature has the best green thumb. That’s why we prefer to let her work her magic in the garden instead of using toxic pesticides and fertilizers. Tell us your best all natural gardening tip and we’ll send you a free LA Stormwater recycled cotton tote, which can hold gardening tools or groceries. You’ll…

Caring about our local creeks, rivers and ocean may be a no-brainer. But that doesn’t mean you don’t need to challenge your noggin every once and a while. Solve our Stormwater Stumper by telling us what we’re describing in the riddle below. If you get it right, we’ll send you a stylish LA Stormwater organic cotton…

On July 1, the plastic bag ban arrived in LA’s small stores and markets. And we’d like to hear you cheer! Show some spirit by telling us why you love your reusable bag. Write a poem, compose a jingle, create a battle cry or just jot down a few words on why reusable bags make…

Here at LA Stormwater, we’re always looking for new ways to protect our local waterways. So we thought we’d ask you for an idea or two. Enter the One Way for Water Contest by telling us one new way you’re protecting our local waterways this spring. Whether you’re conserving water or participating in a cleanup,…

It’s been nearly a month since we said farewell to the plastic bag. But we couldn’t bear to send it into extinction without a proper goodbye. So we’re running a contest. Log on to Facebook and give us your final words to the plastic bag. Caption this photo, write a poem or put pen to…

Congratulations to all of our Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt participants for entering in our scavenger hunt and winning a Storm Drain and Marine Life poster! We’d like to thank all of you for participating and checking out our new and improved website! We hope you enjoyed our contest, had fun solving the riddles and…

The LA Stormwater Program is hosting a Clean Water Virtual Scavenger Hunt to introduce our new and improved LA Stormwater website! The contest will be held over 3 consecutive days on the LA Stormwater blog. Check out the contest details below: PRIZES: More than 1 winner will be awarded a grand prize, which increases your…

The Prize: Win a framed Stormwater Marine Poster signed especially for you by the artist – LA Stormwater’s very own graphics director, Oscar Amaro. Contest: We had such a great response to our Name That Animal contest we decided to give you more trivia questions and another opportunity to win an iconic LA Stormwater design!…

With summertime kicking off, we hope you and your pets will be enjoying some playful moments outdoors, whether it’s taking a stroll on the beach, playing in the park or relaxing in the backyard. If you and your pet love clean water and some summertime fun, we have a pet photo contest just for you…