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	Stenciling Storm Drains in the Westfield River Watershed by Kathy Meyer and Joan Pearsons On Sunday, October 5 the Westfield River Watershed Association began its "Storm Drain Stenciling" Program by stenciling the storm sewers at Wal-Mart in Westfield. Nineteen children from a local cub scout group helped with this effort. Each storm drain in the Wal-Mart parking lot was painted with a reminder that anything put in the sewer flows directly into the Westfield River. Many people don't know that storm sewers flow directly into rivers without going through a sewage treatment plant. Fish and other aquatic life that live in the river are harmed by things such as motor oil, paint, lawn chemicals, etc., that run into the storm drains. Eventually the Westfield River Watershed Association, with help from community volunteers, will stencil all the storm drains in Westfield and other parts of the watershed, and provide informational brochures explaining why it is important not to dump anything into the sewers.