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Source Water Protection
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E-mail us with questions or comments. You Can Prevent Nonpoint Source Pollution. When rain or stormwater flows across farm and ranch lands, rooftops, lawns, streets, parking lots, construction sites and open lots it collects all kinds of pollution from nonpoint sources and washes them into our rivers and streams. Typical pollutants from stormwater pollution include sediment (dirt), oil and grease, fecal coliform, pesticides and fertilizer, lawn clippings, debris, and heavy metals. Seek to decrease the qu...
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Source Water Protection
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E-mail us with questions or comments. Education and Outreach Resources. More information about source water protection is available from the following state and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations. US Environmental Protection Agency. Safe Drinking Water Act. This federal law is the main legislation that protects the quality of our drinking water. The EPA sets standards for drinking water quality and oversees the states, localities, and water suppliers who implement those standards. Fiftee...
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Source Water Protection
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E-mail us with questions. The drinking water that flows from your faucet is the product of a sophisticated treatment system aimed at removing dirt, bacteria, viruses, and other pollutants that may have contaminated the water at its source. When source water is very contaminated, communities may have to invest in even more extensive treatment processes or develop a completely new source for their drinking water. Either option is expensive. And neither addresses the root of the problem. BMPs include a broa...
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Source Water Protection
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E-mail us with questions. You Can Prevent Nonpoint Source Pollution. Into our fresh water rivers, streams and lakes. It also can impact groundwater sources. Four quarts of oil can cause an eight-acre oil slick if spilled or dumped down a storm drain. Just one quart of motor oil can contaminate 250,000 gallons of drinking water. Leaves and grass clippings that get blown into storm drains deplete the oxygen levels in our rivers, streams and lakes, harming aquatic life. Tips for maintaining septic systems.
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Source Water Protection
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E-mail us with questions. About the Source Water Protection Program. Example Plan of Action. Technical and Financial Assistance. About the Source Water Protection Program. Much of the material provided here is adapted from the agency’s comprehensive. Available at [URL TO COME]. Incentives to consider in implementing a Source Water Protection Program include:. May improve Source Water Susceptibility Assessment results;. May reduce monitoring requirements offered by TCEQ;. Minimize water-related health ris...
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Source Water Protection
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E-mail us with questions or comments. Martindale Public Outreach Event. Comal and Hays Counties Well Head Protection Plan. Martindale Public Outreach Event. Martindale Water Supply Corporation. April 26, 2009. Martindale Public Outreach Event. Any system that joins the SWAP program can host a similar event in their community. City of Houston, Public Works Department; Public Utilities Division, Drinking Water Operations. Alex Van Keuren, Deputy Assistant Director, 713-837-0548. April 2006 to present.
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Source Water Protection
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E-mail us with questions or comments. Learn More About Source Water Protection. Clean drinking water is essential for everyone, and you can help protect it by also protecting your source water. Preventing pollution is critical to protecting drinking water from contamination and reducing the need for costly treatment. Community involvement and individual action are key to providing a safe supply of drinking water. Site sponsored by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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Source Water Protection
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E-mail us with questions. Learn More About Participating Utilities. Join the hundreds of Texas Public Water Systems. That have elected to participate in the Source Water Protection Program (SWPP) and help protect the quality of their drinking water and ensure its continued reliability. Participating is easy. Start by informing the TCEQ in writing of your system’s interest in participating. There are no application forms or fees; simply submit a letter. The TCEQ provides a database and SWPA maps to partic...
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Source Water Protection
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E-mail us with questions. You Can Prevent Nonpoint Source Pollution. When rain or stormwater flows across rooftops, lawns, streets, parking lots, construction sites and open lots it collects all kinds of pollution from nonpoint sources and washes them into our rivers and streams. Typical pollutants from stormwater pollution include sediment (dirt), oil and grease, fecal coliform, pesticides and fertilizer, lawn clippings, debris, and heavy metals. General BMPs applicable to most businesses and industries.
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