Now is a great time to start thinking about how you can get involved in drinking water protection in Marion County, Indiana and across the country this year. From individual actions, to advocacy and supporting non profits, there is something for everyone. Drinking water in Marion County comes from both surface and groundwater sources. Surface […]
News, Events, and Updates from MCWEC
Don’t Flush Your Holidays Down the Drain
While flushing a Christmas tree down the drain is pretty unlikely, there are plenty of other ways your toilet and sink might receive some unwanted items this holiday season.
Be a Water Conscious Clothing Consumer
Most of us aren’t thinking about our drinking water when we go out to the store or browse clothing websites looking the perfect gift this holiday season. Clothing production however is a very resource intensive process – from the original materials to the disposal of our old items.
Artificial Intelligence Impacts to Drinking Water
It may seem impossible to avoid artificial intelligence chat bots and search results these days, but there are hidden costs to our water supply as data centers that house computing resources continue to expand.
Snow Removal Tips to Protect Groundwater
With winter quickly approaching and the first snow under our belt, it’s a good time to thing about snow removal and how snow and ice can impact groundwater. When we think of pollution traveling into drains and streams, we often think of rain events. But snow eventually turns into traveling water too! The same waste […]
What is Nonpoint Source Pollution?
Before the implementation of the Clean Water act in the 1970s, water pollution from industries and local municipalities directly into waterways was a major source of the country’s polluted water. Now indirect impacts pose the biggest threat to water quality.
