Ground Water Pollution

Ground water pollution is a very serious problem and one that will continue to grow over time for various reasons most ....preventable.

Diagram of Groundwater Contamination Routes

SOURCES

Septic tanks

Pesticides

Injection waste sites

Landfill

Lagoon/Pits

Sewars

Underground tanks

Road salt

Septic tanks release waste water into sand and clay substrate and soon become part of the flowing aquifer forming a plume that soon spreads to the well site unless its intake is below an impermeable clay aquiclude into a lower aquifer

Chemicals should never be poured into the septic stream.

Wells near rivers and lakes must be concerned about the contaminants these waters carry as the draw of water from the well may eventually pull water from the river or lake.