Pet Waste Facts and SolutionsPrepared & Presented by Carrie

MyersDecember 11, 2012

Keeping Brunswick's PetWaste at Bay

Maryland’s waterways…Are a network of connected streams,

wetlands, creeks, and rivers, affected by everything that takes place on the land surrounding them.

Can be significantly polluted by pet waste.

Did You Know?Decaying pet waste consumes much

needed oxygen and can release ammonia that damages the health of fish and aquatic life?

Pet waste carries bacteria, viruses, and parasites?

Pet waste contains nutrients that promote weed and algae growth?

What affect does pet waste in the Bay have on my family?Besides the obvious health risks to families,

pet waste in the Bay can:

Make recreational waters unfit forswimming and other fun activities.Increase the burden on treatmentfacilities, causing higher water andsewer rates for residents.

What can I do to help eliminate this problem?Through a generous grant from the

Chesapeake Bay Trust, the City of Brunswick is installing pet waste stations in several of our parks and trails.

When walking your pets, please take advantage of these convenient stations and properly dispose of all pet waste.

Encourage others to follow the same guidelines to keep usall safe.

Where are Brunswick’s Pet Waste Stations?Brunswick Crossing Trail HeadWest End ParkLower Kim Weddle ParkSquare Corner ParkRailroad Square ParkFamily CampgroundCity ParkCity PoolGalyn Manor ParkSports Complex

Brunswick’s Tributary Streams

City Ordinance – Section 3-1205Animal WasteNo owner or other person who has possession or

control of a dog, domestic pet or other animal shall permit its feces to remain upon or adjacent to any of the streets, sidewalks or parks or in any public place within the boundaries of the City of Brunswick. The owner or other person who has possession or control of a dog, domestic pet or other animal which deposits its feces upon or adjacent to any of the streets, sidewalks or parks or in any public place within the boundaries of the City of Brunswick shall immediately remove the feces therefrom or shall immediately cause the feces to be removed therefrom.

To Find Out More…City of Brunswick (www.brunswickmd.gov)Environmental Protection Agency (

www.epa.gov)MD Dept. of the Environment (

www.mde.state.md.us)Chesapeake Bay Trust (www.cbtrust.org)