Do you avoid pouring down the sink oil and fatty substances such as from the deep fryer or frying pan ?

Do you avoid pouring milk down the sink ?

Do you use detergents and cleaning products that are river-friendly - low in phosphorus, chlorine and solvents ?

Do you try to minimise the amount of detergent used when hand washing and in the dish washer.  Many people say you need much less than the manufacturers recommend.

Do you minimise use of your insinkerator (or similar products), instead using a composting or worm farm system to keep vegetable matter out of our waterways ?

Do you collect vegetable food scraps and compost them or feed a worm farm ?

Do you use a plug-hole strainer to catch debris from the washing up ?

Do you use washing powder and cleaning products that are river-friendly - low in phosphorus for example.

Do you try to minimise the amount of washing powder you use ? Again, try cutting back to see if you can save money and reduce pollution of our waterways. Of course, it's important not to compromise cleanliness in so doing.

Do you have your laundry hooked up to a grey water recycling system ?  Keeping this water away from the rivers is helpful and it will save you water on the garden.

Do you use soaps, shampoos, tooth pastes and cleaning products that are river-friendly - low in phosphorus for example.  For cleaning products, avoid those high in chlorides.

Do you have your shower and bath hooked up to a grey water recycling system ?

Do you use a toilet bowl freshener that is non-toxic ?

If you have one, do you have your septic tank serviced regularly ?

Do you clean your toilet with river-friendly products (see above)?

Do you dispose of chlorine residues in the recommended way, meaning not down the drain ?

Do you fix oil and other leaks from your car straight away ?

Do you sweep rather than hose down your driveway and other paved areas to avoid washing oil, grease etc into stormwater drains ?

Do you wash your car on the lawn or garden, or go to a car washing facility ?

Do you drain antifreeze from your car into a bucket and then dispose of it as recommended, meaning not down the stormwater drain ?

Do you avoid washing paint brushes in the sink or over the stormwater drain ?

Do you avoid pouring paint and turpentine down the drain ?

Do you dispose of excess or used oil, degreaser, mower or car fuel etc in an environmentally-friendly way ?  These have devastating impacts on our rivers and wildlife.

Do you avoid washing or rinsing weed spraying equipment in the sink or near the stormwater.  Even small residues of these poisons (see below) can also have serious impacts on rivers and wildlife.

Do you avoid using fertilisers when the forecast is for rain ? Otherwise they simply wash down into our rivers helping to create algal blooms.

Do you take steps to avoid soil erosion or run-off through bare ground areas.  Soil clogs our rivers and smothers aquatic plant life.

Do you only use enviro-friendly pesticides and herbicides in the garden ?  Avoiding them altogether is better.  Try hand-pulling weeds instead.  Don't use pesticides and herbicides if rain is forecast (see above).

Do you regularly clean your gutters ?  This is not only a good thing to do to reduce fire risk, but also improves water quality.

Do you take steps to avoid soil erosion or run-off through exposed or excavated areas.  In most places now builders are required to take steps to prevent soil washing into stormwater drains...make sure yours does.

Do you ensure builders or tradies you engage are also doing the right things and not pouring the by-products of their work down the drains ?