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Do you ever have large pieces of cardboard that don't fit in your Curb It! cart? The @CityofAltoonaIA and @MetroWaste are providing a free container located in the NW corner of the Aquatics Park parking lot. But it is cardboard only - the brown stuff, like your Amazon boxes.
EPA’s rain campaign offers aid for runoff projectsOct 18, 2019
KCCI – Channel 8 news featured a news item on the EPA’s rain campaign. You can find out more about the program at: https://www.kcci.com/article/epas-rain-campaign-offers-aid-for-runoff-projects/29465084
The City of Altoona will be working on the Soil Quality Restoration Program for the Spring of 2020. In the meantime, check out our Rain Barrel Program.
Altoona Rain Barrel Grant Program
To promote stormwater Best Management Practices throughout the city, funding has been allocated to provide a grant program for purchase and installation of rain barrels for residential homes. The Rain Barrel Grant Program allows for reimbursement for costs of the rain barrel up to a maximum of $75 with a limit of one per residential property.
To access the form for reimbursement, click here: http://www.altoona-iowa.com/download/City%20Departments/Stormwater/Rain-Barrel-Grant-Application.pdf