Easy Ways to Help Protect Groundwater Quality in Your Community
Posted by Brian on October 4, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Here are a few easy ways to help protect Groundwater Quality in Your Community ” Remember We ALL Live Downstream”:
1. Implement Water Conservation Practices and Take the First Step use less and Install a Rain Barrel or Water Garden.
2. Apply fertilizers and other herbicides and pesticides as per the manufacturers specifications or seek out “Green” or Native Alternatives and test the soil before adding fertilizers.
3. Compost – Do not burn or put leaves or other organic yard waste in plastic bags.
4. Check your Well Water Quality – Get Your Water Tested (Annually) or order a self-screening test.
5. If on a septic system – the septic system should be maintained, cleaned, and inspected approximately once every three years.
6. Run a Community Hazard Report – Keystone Clean Water Team?
7. Switch to more Eco-Friendly Cleaners.
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3. Order a “Water Screening Test Kit” as low as $ 1.00 per parameter.
4. Order the “PA Guide to Drinking Water Quality”
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