City of Hickory issued the following announcement on March 20.
Please refrain from blowing grass clippings and other yard waste into roadways.
Grass clippings blown and left in the street are a flooding and water quality concern.
Grass clippings in the road ultimately end up in a storm drain where they can build up and cause drainage issues and localized flooding.
If the clippings enter the storm drain and reach local creeks and streams, this can cause high levels of nutrients in the water and result in algae blooms. Remember only rain in the drain.
Clippings in the street can also be a road hazard.
SPRING TIP: Keeping grass clippings on your yard can save money on fertilizer by returning nutrients back into the soil and save money on watering by building organic matter in your soil.
Original source can be found here.
