Prevention is one of the three keys to keeping a healthy water supply. She explained that paving over open space prevents water from recharging aquifers. The more land we lose to urban sprawl, the more fresh water we lose to the ocean. In order to prevent this water loss we need to buy more natural land. Mrs. Schwartz then explained that the water quality in the watershed needs to be improved.
Ground water is very difficult to clean up.
Education and prevention are the best solutions to stop nonpoint source pollution. Mrs. Schwartz concluded by asking us to remember to practice water conservation. She explained that we need to conserve water all of the time, not just during a drought. She encouraged low flow toilets, low water use shower heads, looking for leaks, and anything else that promotes the conservation of water. The question and answer period lasted for approximately one hour.