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Groundwater 101

•         The ground soaks up water into its open spaces like a sponge .

•       There, water is stored in underground geological water systems called aquifers.

•        Groundwater does not occur as underground lakes or streams         

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What contaminates ground water?

•         Household chemicals and cleaning products

•         Excess nitrogen fertilizers including manure and lawn fertilizers

•         Industrial solvents and automotive fuels and chemicals

•         Chemical spills from highway or railroad accidents, or spills from business or manufacturing sites

•         Improperly applied pesticides or pesticide spills

•         Above-ground storage tanks with petroleum products or chemicals

•         Improperly installed or old domestic wells

•         Poorly maintained septic systems 

•         Waste disposal sites or dumps

Arsenic

•         What is arsenic?
Arsenic is a semi-metal element in the periodic table. It is odorless and tasteless.

•         How does arsenic get into my drinking water?
Because it occurs naturally in the environment and as a by-product of some agricultural and industrial activities, it can enter drinking water through the ground or as runoff into surface water sources. 

•         Water is a universal solvent and suspends the arsenic in it easily.

Nitrates

•         One of most common contaminates of ground water.

•         can cause methemoglobinemia or "blue baby" disease. 

•         Can  indicate the presence of bacteria or pesticides

•         Nitrate in groundwater originates primarily from fertilizers, septic systems, and manure