Household Contaminants

Read about the many ways you can contribute to drinking water protection from the comfort of your own home!

Remember, everything that ends up on the ground COULD end up in your drinking water. Your above-ground practices affect below-ground conditions. What you do today makes a difference tomorrow.

  • Select the least toxic products for you home and landscaping.
  • For all products, follow manufacturers’ directions and properly dispose of unused products.
  • Require landscape maintenance services to employ integrated pest management (IPM), using the least hazardous methods first to prevent and control pest or weed problems.
  • For Cleaning, repair and maintenance service contracts, specify using the least toxic cleaning products available.

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