Kadafi El-Kardah is the Community Engagement Specialist at the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC). PEC protects and restores the natural and built environments through innovation, collaboration, education, and advocacy. Through a partnership with the Philadelphia Water Department, PEC is raising awareness of the effects of water pollution via stormwater runoff. For more information, visit their stormwater page at https://pecpa.org/program/stormwater-education.
Everyone knows they're a nuisance, an eyesore, and a smelly. But worse, says guest columnist Kadafi El-Kardah, the EPA considers dog droppings a major source of water pollution in urban areas.