Pollution

The best way to help protect your watershed is to understand what is flowing into your streams and lakes, how it gets there, as well as working to help reduce what causes problems downstream.

Much of what flows into our water bodies comes off of the land surrounding it. When it rains, water flows over the land, picking up things like trash, oil, leaves, fertilizer and pet waste. This all ends up in a water body as pollution. This form of pollution is known as nonpoint source pollution and is the biggest water quality issue in the United States.

To learn more, read the brochure here.

Look inside for information on water quality issues in your watershed, specific pollutants that impact water quality and what you can do to help protect your water supply.