Five Easy Steps YOU Can Do to Reduce Water Pollution
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Water pollution is a serious problem around the world. Here in the United States we have many water filtration plants to clean our drinking water. The standard of the water is set out by the Environmental Protection Agency. The sanitation of water is a long and costly process that can be minimized if we as a country acted to reduce our share of water pollution. Here are five easy ways you can stop water pollution in your home.
1. Proper Disposal
To reduce urban runoff you can pick your pet’s waste off your lawn and throw it in the garbage or flush it down the toilet. You want to prevent pet waste from washing into your water sources. You also want to make sure you do not dispose of any medication by throwing them down the toilet. Those medications could end up in your drinking water. Used motor oils and anti freezer should be recycled at a service station, not dumped down a drain or on the ground.
2. Limited Lawn Chemicals
Be cautious of the amount of fertilizer you use in your lawn. Fertilizer leaches out into the ground and waterways. Monitor the amount of fertilizers your landscaper uses. Never apply fertilizer near a body of water, apply at least 20 feet away. Be just as cautious when using pesticides.
3. Proper Drainage
Make sure all gutters drain onto land that can absorb water, not a paved surface. A paved surface can carry waste to drains and waterways. Also, keep grass clippings and leaves away from drains and waterways.
4. Clean Air = Clean Water
Driving less not only improves air quality but it also reduces the amount of pollutants that get into ground water and surface water. It also reduces the amount of toxic metals and oil by products that can find their way in drains via runoff.
5. Green Designs
Lastly, for those of you building a new home or remodeling, contracting wooden decks as opposed to concrete patios lets water seep into the ground and reduce runoff. Replacing paved driveways with interlocking bricks or stones also creates porous surfaces for water to seep through and reduce runoff into drains.
So, there are five simple ways you can help reduce water pollution in your home. Remember, when you take care of your environment, you’re taking care of your family as well.
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