Salisbury Booster Club will host its second annual car show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 12 at Salisbury High School, 500 East Montgomery St., Allentown. Many different cars will be featured such as muscle cars, antiques, street rods, tuners, special interest vehicles and 4x4s. The top 30 cars will receive extra-large trophies. Eleven of the trophies will be six feet tall and 20 will be almost three feet in height.

This will be a large community event with cars, refreshments and music. DJ Myc will spin tunes 9 a.m. to noon and Ricky Smith and The Crush will perform noon to 3 p.m.

The concession stand will sell hot dogs, pretzels, egg sandwiches and a variety of beverages. The featured food of the day will the winning recipe from last year's chili contest made by Laurie Allen.

Salisbury Senior High football players will park cars and serve at the concession stand.

For additional entertainment, participate in the 50/50 Raffle or Chinese Auction which will include gift baskets. You may just get lucky and win one of the door prizes just for entering a car.

Salisbury Police will showcase their vehicles and will have an educational booth for the public to browse.

Joining the police, will be the Salisbury Fire Company, complete with firetrucks and the educational trailer.

The Area Crisis Team will also make an appearance. Community service personnel will be available for photos.

There is a discount for pre-registration. Include your name, address, phone number and the year and model of your vehicle. No vehicles will be turned down. Make checks payable to Salisbury Football Booster Club and mail them to Dan Mohry, 1774 Virginia Ave, Bethlehem, 18105. If you are interested in competing in this year's chili contest, have your entries to the school by 11 a.m.

For questions, call 434-357-3385. The rain date will be Oct. 13. Look for updates on Salisbury Football Booster Club on Facebook.

Starting Oct. 28, the Salisbury Township Department of Public Works will conduct its leaf collection program which will continue through mid-December (weather permitting).

The crews will start in the Fifth Ward (west) and work eastward. The crews will cover the township several times.

Due to the large number of trees in the township, the crews cannot designate a weekly pickup date for residents.

The township is asking residents to place their leaves along the edge of the road prior to the start of pickup time, which will be 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Leaves must be along the edge of the road or they will remain until the next pickup trip. Crews will not make return trips on the same day to pick up leaves.

Do not place pieces of wood, steel, rocks, concrete, trunks, etc. on the leaves in an attempt to hold them down. These objects cause extensive damage to the leaf machine, and may render it out of service at a substantial expense to the taxpayers to repair.

The township is requesting residents dump the contents of the leaf-filled plastic bags or other containers into the gutter areas. This is the responsibility of the residents, not the crews. The property owner is also responsible for removal and disposal of branches and shrubbery. These will not be picked up by the crews.

Keep all vehicles away from the area where leaves are piled to ensure the vacuum leaf pickup runs efficiently. The crews will not rake leaves from under or between parked cars.

The township will post leaf crew location and general direction of collection each Friday throughout leaf season at www.salisburytownshippa.org. The location will also be posted in the Township office. Your cooperation is appreciated. If you have any questions, call the Department of Public Works at 610-797-4000.

Forty percent of bodies of water in the United States do not meet water quality standards, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Polluted stormwater runoff is a leading cause. Stormwater is from precipitation that runs across the ground and pavement when it rains, snows or when ice melts. Wastewater from the sanitary sewer system gets treated.

Stormwater traveling through a separated storm sewer system never reaches a treatment plant. This water is released directly into our clean water supply, along with everything it picks up along the land it runs across. Untreated stormwater, becomes a problem when it gathers debris, chemicals, dirt and other pollutants as it flows. This contaminated water will eventually reach large bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands or coastal water.

Sometimes, the stormwater travels over land and gets absorbed into the ground, never reaching a water body. Other times, it finds its way into storm sewer systems. Pollutants, sediment, bacteria and toxic chemicals are then released into the water. Unsanitary storm water runoff can affect drinking water, which can affect human health and increase drinking water treatment costs. Water tainted with insecticides, pesticides, paint solvents, antifreeze and other hazardous waste can make people sick or die.

What's being done to monitor this process in Salisbury Township?

The township has introduced a public education program on stormwater management because of its effect on water quality and is mandated to do so as part of a 5-year permit program. The EPA is now requiring certain urbanized municipalities to track stormwater quality. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has outlined a program for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems also referred to as, "MS4's." This type of system carries water from catch basins, curbs, gutters, ditches, man-made channels, pipes, tunnels or storm drains into water bodies of the United States.

In Pennsylvania, Phase I of the program concentrates on large and medium sized cities above 100,000 population such as Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Allentown. Pennsylvania has close to 1,000 jurisdictions considered small, municipal separate stormwater systems, and therefore require Phase II permits.

Salisbury falls into the Phase II category. The Phase II program requires enactment of a stormwater management program, for minimizing the impacts from runoff water.

There are practical ways to combat stormwater pollution. Be sure to never pour hazardous substances, cleaning supplies, automotive fluids or paint down any part of the sewer system. Minimize the use of pesticides and fertilizers to prevent excess runoff. Promptly fix motor vehicle leaks. Dispose of pet waste on any paved service. Eliminate debris from paved areas around storm drains. When washing your car, it should be parked on gravel, grass or any other absorbent surface. If the job is done on a flat nonporous surface, soap, scum and oily grit will be carried in the water flowing down the street and end up in the storm drain.

Clean water is an invaluable resource for drinking water, recreation and for supporting healthy habitats for wildlife. We all need to do our part in ensuring our water supply is clean not only for us, but for the next generation. For more information go to www.saliburytownshippa.org or www.stormwaterpa.org/ms4-program.html