Street Maintenance - Ontario, California - Morning Star Sweeping Services, Inc

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Street Sweeping Service Information

Tips for a successful sweep.

Street Sweeping is a necessary part of any street maintenance, helping communities

meet the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System standards set the Federal

and State laws. Street Sweeping removes pollutants from curbs preventing leaves and

debris from clogging storm drains. Street Sweeping also provides your community with

a clean and aesthetically pleasing appearance.

You can contribute to a successful sweep-day in the following ways:

1. Please move all AUTOMOBILES, BOATS, or RV's from the street the night before street sweeping.

2. Encourage gardeners and landscaping crews to rake up grass clippings and other debris from your yard rather than blow it into streets.

3. Please use the yard waste recycling container for leaves and yard trimmings. The street sweeper does not pick up large piles of leaves, dirt or mud.

4. Please take the time to warn small children about the dangers of following the sweeper truck.

5. Please make sure that sprinklers are adjusted properly to avoid excess water in gutters. Excess water creates algae formation resulting in asphalt stains.

6. Portable Basketball hoops extending out pass the curb line or standing in gutter make sweeping difficult if not impossible; please move them away and off of the curb line prior to sweeping day.

7. Trees and tree limbs should be cut back away from curbs thereby allowing sweeper truck to effectively sweep curb and gutters.

SWEEPING SERVICE QUESTIONS

Do Sweepers use water to clean our streets?
Sweeping trucks use water but only to control dust. It is a common misconception

that the benefits from sweeping service come from a water sweeping. Our sweeping

trucks are equipped with high power vacuum units which generally require a dry

surface for the most effective sweeping.

Is “Dry” sweeping available?
Fugitive dust is expelled during the sweeping process to varying degrees. The AQMD

has established standard levels for such dust. No sweeper is capable of sweeping

without some fugitive dust but a dry sweep, defined as sweeping without water, would

result in AQMD fines, not to mention excessive amount of dust. The use of water during sweeping lowers the levels of dust expelled during the sweeping process.

What about stains on the street?
Any stains on the street will remain following sweeping. The sweeping process is similar to vacuuming your carpet. The vacuum sweeping process removes loose debris from the surface of the street but the sweeping trucks are not street scrubbers.

What can the HOA do to insure a successful sweep day?
1. Please move all Automobiles, Boats, or RV’s from the street the night before sweeping is scheduled.
2. Encourage gardeners and landscaping crews to rake up grass clippings and other debris from your yard rather than blow them into the streets.
3. Please use the yard waste recycling container for leaves and yard trimmings. Large amounts of leaves, dirt, and especially mud slow down the sweeping process and reduce the effectiveness of the service.
4. Make sure that sprinklers are adjusted properly to avoid excess water in gutters. Excess water creates algae formation resulting in asphalt stains.
5. Portable basketball hoops extending out past the curb line or standing in gutter make sweeping difficult if not impossible. This is also true of trash cans.
6. Trees and tree limbs should be cut back away from curbs thereby allowing sweeper truck to effectively sweep your curbs and gutters.

Street Sweeping is a necessary part of any street maintenance helping communities meet the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System standards set by Federal and State Laws. Street Sweeping removes pollutants from curbs preventing leaves and debris from clogging storm drains. An effective street sweeping provides your community with a clean and aesthetically pleasing appearance.