Source Water Protection Activity Guide

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Use any of the following drop-down menus to navigate through the guide. Choosing a potential contaminant source category from the drop-down menu will narrow your potential contaminant source choices. Choosing a protection activity category from the drop-down menu will narrow your protection activity choices.


Contaminant Type


Potential Contaminant Source Category Potential Contaminant Source


Protection Activity Category Protection Activity



Major and Minor Roads

Potential Contaminant Source

Major and minor roads include interstates; state and US highways; county, local, private, residential, and seasonal roads; and trails. Contaminants from vehicles and activities associated with road and highway construction and maintenance are washed from roads and roadsides with rain or snowmelt and can seep into ground water or run off directly to surface water bodies. Contaminants can include herbicides from right-of-way treatment, road salt and road salt anti-corrosives, anticaking additives, automotive fluids, and fertilizers. Major roads pose an additional threat from the potential for large volume spills of materials contained in tankers and semi-trucks.



Possible Protection Activities:

Potential Contaminants:
  • IOC, VOC, SOC, Sediment


Related Sources:

Categories:

  • Miscellaneous