However, it makes little sense to build an expensive plant to treat a community's wastewater, yet fail to prevent pollution of a river by pesticides or highway runoff in the same watershed. Through watershed management we can evaluate needs and address the most serious issues first. Limited resources can be tailored and allocated to match individual watershed and nonprofit sectors agree that watershed management is today's best approach for preserving tomorrow's precious water resources. How You Can Help Watershed management requires everyone's cooperation. Ensuring that hazardous materials are not disposed or dumped on your property Removing or replacing any leaking underground storage tanks on your property Reaching out to other communities and crossing political boundaries in the interest of watershed management Everyone's in the Watershed Picture Everyone shares a watershed with its own unique set of water quality issues.
Problems vary between communities that are large or small, rural or urban, wet or dry climate.
By looking beyond water quality in a local pond to include the bigger watershed picture, communities can deal efficiently with issues of water supply, water use, and water quality. And they do it cost-effectively, fairly and scientifically. To order a colorful brochure on this topic, click here. To order a bill stuffer click here.