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.
News, Events, and Updates from MCWEC
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 […]
National Groundwater Awareness Week: Tips
10 tips on how you can be part of the solution in protecting and conserving groundwater. Go Native Use native plants in your landscape. They look great, and don’t need much water or fertilizer. Also choose grass varieties for your lawn that are adapted for your region’s climate, reducing the need for extensive watering or […]
National Groundwater Awareness Week
What is Groundwater Awareness Week? March 7th through March 13th is National Groundwater Awareness Week. What is GWAW? It is a week dedicated to bringing attention to our most valuable asset: water. Water is such an easy resource to take for granted. Thirsty? Go to the filtered water on your fridge door. Sticky hands? Turn […]
