The City of Springfield has an illicit discharge ordinance that was passed in 2011 prohibiting the discharge of illegal substances into storm drains or other storm water collection systems within the city. When waste is placed in a catch basin, street or a waterway, it is the same as dumping it right into our creeks, streams and lakes as that is where the city's storm sewers discharge. Even yard clipping and leaves can lead to the loss of water habitat and kill fish.