hwaxtreme.blogg.se - Hers to Protect by Nicky F. Grant

Reduces the need for additional treatment to meet water quality standards.

Source water protection is a proactive approach to protecting public health. In most circumstances source water protection cannot be achieved by the utility alone, instead it takes a coordinated effort of regulatory agencies, landowners and the public to achieve source water protection.ĭroughts, contamination, climate change, growth demands, and fewer allocations of water rights all emphasize the need to be proactive about protecting drinking water sources' water quality and quantity. Source water protection is the primary way to reduce the risk to a source from contamination or decline in production.

Source water is the foundation of any drinking water utility.