Chances are that you know someone who lives in a homeowners association, also known as an HOA. However, did you know that HOA rules and ex...
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Do you know how your wastewater is treated? If you do not pay a bill for a sanitary sewer system, your home or business likely uses an on-si...
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This is an excerpt from "Pond Building: A Guide to Planning, Constructing & Maintaining Recreational Ponds," ANR-1114. Find all sections...
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What is a watershed?
A watershed is an area of land through which rainwater drains by flowing across, through, or under the soil surface to...
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Funding is one of the most significant challenges for small environmental groups and municipalities trying to make environmental improvement...
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Rainscaping your landscape can reduce polluted runoff that endangers vulnerable water bodies that are downstream from your property....
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Worldwide water consumption is rising at double the rate of the population; however, the amount of fresh water remains at only 2.5 percent o...
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Brantley, E., N. Dictson, L. Bell, A. Graham, A. James, and R. Kuntz. 2019. Alabama Watershed Stewards Handbook: A Water Resource ...
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Stream Bank Erosion
As cities and neighborhoods become more developed, more impervious surfaces (concrete, asphalt, rooftops) are covering ...
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Water pollutants are substances or conditions that change the natural state of an aquatic ecosystem, leading to degradation. Alabama utilize...
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When a body of water is impaired and placed on the 303(d) list, it is the responsibility of the state environmental agencies and concerned s...
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