DRAINS TO TO REPORT ILLEGAL DUMPING CALL: LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 1-888-CLEAN LA 1-888-253-2652 Figure 18.4 Storm drains empty directly into rivers, bays, and ultimately the ocean. Each year, more than 240 million gallons of used motor oil-about 8 times the volume of the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill- is dumped down drains, poured into dirt, or concealed in trash headed for landfills. Much of this finds its way to the ocean. APING ON THIS OCEAN Tom Garrison

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