Within each watershed, all water flows down to a common point such as a river, lake or bay. On its way, water travels over the surface and across farm fields, forest land, suburban lawns, and city streets, or it seeps into the soil and travels as groundwater. All the people who work, live and play in the watershed.
Human activities can create the most problems for watersheds.
Individually our actions may appear insignificant, but the combined impacts of all of our actions can significantly impair the quality of our environment. Watersheds are affected by both point and nonpoint source pollution, however, nonpoint sources more of an issue in recent years. Nonpoint Source Pollution are pollutants that are carried off the land by stormwater into rivers, lakes, streams or the ocean. When you're fertilizing the lawn, remember you're not just fertilizing the lawn. You fertilize the lawn.