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<span style="color:#00467F">Amy Blalock, Public Affairs Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#00467F">919.560.4123 x11253 | 919.475.7735 (mobile)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#00467F">Amy.Blalock@DurhamNC.gov</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#00467F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:50.0pt;color:#00467F">News Release</span><span style="font-size:49.0pt;color:#00467F;text-transform:uppercase">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#EF3D42">For Immediate Release: March 8, 2021</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#D3372A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">Creek Week Leads Durham Community in Caring for Waterways</span></b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Visit </span></i><a href="http://www.DurhamCreekWeek.org"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">DurhamCreekWeek.org</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> for Opportunities to Serve, Learn & Explore</span></i><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">
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<span style="color:black">DURHAM, N.C. </span>– Residents interested in discovering and protecting Durham’s local waterways should mark their calendars now to celebrate
<a href="http://www.durhamcreekweek.org/">Creek Week</a> this month.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="http://www.durhamcreekweek.org/">Creek Week</a>, set for March 13-20, offers virtual and in-person activities to help people learn about and take care of Durham’s creeks, rivers, and lakes. Throughout the week, residents will have a chance to join
litter cleanups, take virtual tours, and play Creek Week Bingo. <o:p></o:p></p>
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“Creek Week brings together community partners to focus attention on discovering and cleaning up local waterways,” said Tania Dautlick of Keep Durham Beautiful. “It’s inspiring when we come together to tackle the combined impact of litter and pollution.”
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Creek Week has been celebrated in the third week of March each year in Durham since 2009, with 3,409 volunteers collecting 163,783 pounds of litter to date. For additional information, contact Laura Smith with the City’s Public Works Department at (919) 560-4326,
ext. 30235 or by <a href="mailto:Laura.Smith@DurhamNC.gov">email</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>About the Public Works Department Stormwater and GIS Services Division<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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The <a href="https://durhamnc.gov/692/Stormwater-GIS-Services">Stormwater and GIS Services Division</a> with the City of Durham Public Works Department is guided by the City’s
<a href="https://durhamnc.gov/183/Strategic-Plan">Strategic Plan</a> goals of stewardship of the City’s physical and environmental assets and innovative and high-performing organization. Activities include storm drainage design and plans review; inspecting
and maintaining City-owned drainage systems; enforcing stormwater ordinances and regulations; education and outreach; stream monitoring, restoration, and watershed master planning; maintaining multiple layers of the City’s geographic information; and stormwater
billing. To learn more, visit the division’s <a href="https://durhamnc.gov/692/Stormwater-GIS-Services">
webpage</a> and follow on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/DurhamNCStormwater">Facebook</a> and
<a href="https://twitter.com/DurhamStormH2O">Twitter</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="color:black;background:white">About Keep Durham Beautiful</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
</span><a href="http://www.keepdurhambeautiful.org/"><span style="background:white">Keep Durham Beautiful</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> is a nonprofit, volunteer organization working in partnership with the
</span><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/733/General-Services"><span style="background:white">City of Durham General Services Department</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> and
</span><a href="http://dconc.gov/"><span style="background:white">Durham County</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> to encourage residents, businesses, and community organizations to protect the environment and enhance the appearance of Durham
through cleanup events, beautification projects, waste reduction, and educational activities. To learn more, visit the
</span><a href="http://www.keepdurhambeautiful.org/"><span style="background:white">website</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white"> and follow on
</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/KeepDurhamBeautiful"><span style="background:white">Facebook</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">,
</span><a href="https://instagram.com/keepdurhambeautiful/"><span style="background:white">Instagram</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">,
</span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/keepdurhambeautiful/"><span style="background:white">flickr</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">, and
</span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/DurhamBeautiful"><span style="background:white">Twitter</span></a><span style="color:black;background:white">.</span><b><span style="color:#00467E"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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