Gutters cause pollution

While kerbing and guttering is essential in cities and a few other areas, it is a disaster elsewhere.

Rainwater, instead of soaking into the soil, flushes pollutants such as tar, car fumes, oil, dog faeces as well as other substances spilled along the roads.

These all become part of the storm water which pollutes wetlands, rivers, estuaries, and finally the ocean.

If there is money to spend why not create cycleways along all roads?

Other Sydney councils are subsidising plastic water tanks for owners so the rain can be used in gardens.

Another council is demanding solar heaters on all new homes.

Finally, a bouquet for all Sydney Councils who are creating a Green Web of wildlife corridors. Our Society pioneered this idea 30 years ago and we are pleased it is catching on.

This is sponsored by government planners, another "green mark" for our State body.

Vincent Serventy, Wildlife Preservation Society of Australia, Pearl Beach