Did
you know?
Each American
household uses an average of 94,000 gallons of water per year. We
drink an average of 1 billion glasses of tap water per day. We often
take this daily convenience for granted. It is in everyone's best
interest to be aware of this precious resource in order to conserve
and protect it from many risks.
Source
Water Protection
Source water is untreated water from streams, rivers, lakes, or
underground aquifers, which is used to supply private wells and
public drinking water.
Preventing drinking water contamination at the source makes sense:
•
good public health sens
•
good
economic sense
•
good
environmental sense
Preventing contamination of drinking water supplies is an
important mission within the City of Hialeah Gardens.
Do your Part!
Report
Illicit Discharges
An illicit discharge is defined as any discharge to the municipal
separate storm sewer system that is not composed entirely of storm
water, except for discharges allowed under a NPDES permit or waters
used for firefighting operations. These non-stormwater discharges
occur due to illegal connections to the storm drain system from
business or commercial establishments. As a result of these illicit
connections, contaminated wastewater enter into storm drains or
directly into local waters before receiving treatment from a wastewater
treatment plant. Illicit connections may be intentional or may be
unknown to the business owner and often are due to the connection
of floor drains to the storm sewer system. Additional sources of
illicit discharges can be failing septic systems, illegal dumping
practices, and the improper disposal of sewage from recreational
practices such as boating or camping.
Report Illicit Discharges to:
Hialeah Gardens Code Compliance Department (305) 558-4114
The
following links will provide public information on water quality
issues:
Source Water Protection- Plain and Simple
EPA Polluted
Runoff (Nonpoint Source Pollution) What is NPS Pollution
EPA Polluted Runoff
(Nonpoint Source Pollution) Kids Page
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