In this country, we don’t think twice about the quality of our water. How many times a day do we use the faucet or a water source without giving a second thought to how clean our water may be? Despite the seamless flow of getting water from the source to our homes and businesses, there […]
News, Events, and Updates from MCWEC
Preventing Spills in Schools, Nursing Homes, other large Institutional Uses
HOW DO PREVENTING SPILLS AFFECT ME IN THE SCHOOL, NURSING HOME, OR OTHER LARGE INSTITUTIONAL USE BUSINESS? Changes to Indianapolis zoning codes and Marion County health ordinances will likely affect your business operations by mandating certain Best Management Practices (BMPs) that were previously voluntary. If you are careful to contain your contaminants, you will avoid polluting […]
Preventing Spills in Commercial Print Operations
With the many points of pollution throughout the prepress, press, and postpress processes, commercial printshops need to implement strategies to decrease negative impacts to groundwater in their communities.
Valuing Water on this World Water Day
How is water important to your home and family life, your livelihood, your cultural practices, your wellbeing, your local environment? Throughout the world, water means different things to different people!
Preventing Spills in the Metal Fabrication Industries
Metal fabricators have many high risk areas that could contribute to groundwater contamination. Best management practices can reduce risk and avoid potentially expensive clean-ups in the future.
Facts About Groundwater
Here are some staggering facts about groundwater in the United States you may not be aware of yet. The United States uses 82.3 billion gallons per day of fresh groundwater for public supply, private supply, irrigation, livestock, manufacturing, mining, thermoelectric power, and other purposes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. 2. Ten percent of homes […]
