What are the threats to source water?
• Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which can come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife. • Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can occur naturally or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming. • Pesticides and herbicides, which can come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, stormwater runoff, and residential uses. • Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff and septic systems. • Radioactive contaminants, which can occur naturally or as the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. Two publically available resources that may describe potential or actual threats to your water supply are source water assessments and cons
