Storm drains along paved streets and parking lots collect rain and snow-melt water. Paved surfaces prevent rainfall from filtering through the soil naturally, so water runs off quickly into storm
drains. The runoff picks up contaminants along the way. Floods and droughts are frequent in watersheds where buildings and paved surfaces cover much of the land. Storm drains empty into a nearby stream. Runoff does not go into the domestic sewage system. Do not dump oil, swimming pool water, and toxic household or industrial compounds into storm drains. Road runoff contains sediment, animal waste, oil, and particles from car exhaust. All these substances flow into the Miami River and harm fish, wildlife, and plants.

Miami River Streamkeepers Society are renewing the yellow stencilled fish in Fall 2025. Besides using stencils and spray paint, MRSS will pilot rubber yellow fish decals that pound on with a mallet. Apparently this application method has been used by other Streamkeeper Groups successfully.

Most drains have been marked throughout the townsite except the roads being repaved - Lillooet and Hot Springs Road. Repaved areas will be done once road work is complete and the weather is suitable.

Pounding on the yellow rubber fish