Alabama Water Quality Information System

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	1.-		Can grey water use have an impact on reducing chemical dumping down household drains?


	2.-		Can hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) improve the operation of a failing onsite septic system?


	3.-		Do individual human activities contribute to contamination of the environment with pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)?


	4.-		How can I reduce or eliminate non-point source pollutants around my home?


	5.-		How can overusing water result in failed or failing onsite disposal systems?


	6.-		How far should personal drinking water wells be sited from potential pollution sources such as a lagoon, landfill, and storage areas for petroleum products, manure, commercial fertilizers or hazardous chemicals?


	7.-		How far should private water wells be sited from road or highway boundaries and property lines?


	8.-		How far should private water wells be sited from septic tanks and fieldlines?


	9.-		How should a well be constructed to reduce the likelihood of contamination from a septic system?


	10.-		Is there a way to prevent dogs and cats or even people from accidentally drinking water containing ethylene glycol antifreeze?


	11.-		My private well has an odor that resembles chloroform. What could be causing this?


	12.-		My private well just behind my auto body shop and garage where I have worked on vehicles for over 30 years just recently developed an unusual odor similar to chloroform. What could be causing this?


	13.-		Should I be concerned about potential water pollution from where my automobile periodically leaks antifreeze onto my driveway?


	14.-		Some people say that you shouldn't pour solvents and other household chemicals down the drain because they pollute the rivers and lakes. Is that true? How else can I get rid of them?


	15.-		What can I do individually to help prevent water pollution?


	16.-		What is the recommended setback distance for a new private drinking water well from a currently operating well or an unplugged abandoned well?


	17.-		What is the recommended setback distance of septic tank systems from drinking water wells?


	18.-		Will radiator coolant water from automobiles that contains ethylene glycol antifreeze kill cats and dogs that drink it?

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This website was developed by the ACES Water Quality Team, under the leadership of Dr. James E. Hairston. It is funded, in part, by USDA-CSREES water quality grant support under Section 406 of the Agricultural Research, Extension and Education Reform Act of 1998.