Understanding Your Drinking Water
Common FAQs |
Regulations |
What You Can Do To Protect Your Drinking Water
Outreach Program | Testing Your Well Water | Publications | Links |
Contact
Regulations
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) - A federal law which ensures safe drinking water for Americans
State Safe Drinking Water Act - A state law which ensures safe drinking water for the citizens of South Carolina
State Primary Drinking Water Regulation - The State of South Carolina regulation that enforces and implements the State Safe Drinking Water Act
What You Can Do To Protect Your Drinking Water
One of the best ways to protect drinking water is to keep pollution from getting into places where you get your drinking water. Areas where our drinking water comes from are called source waters. Source water areas are usually rivers and lakes or groundwater wells. For more information on protecting drinking water sources, visit our Source Water Protection Webpage. Also, EPA has a list of things you can do to protect source water.
More information on reducing water pollution.
Outreach Program
The Drinking Water Education Program (DWEP) has education and outreach activities that support Safe Drinking Water Programs. Education and outreach is also geared to water industry professionals and other interested stakeholders. The DWEP Coordinator can provide presentations to community groups on: drinking water quality issues, water treatment technologies, water treatment processes, and water conservation
Learn about other DHEC Outreach Programs
Publications
Water Brochures
Drinking Water: Common Water Quality Problems & Their Treatment
Water Fact Sheets
The Facts on Water Conservation
The Facts About Lead in Drinking Water
Proper Disposal of Unwanted Medications
Teacher Resources
The Water Sourcebook - Lesson plans tied to national standards
The Best of The Science Fair Guidebooks - Science experiments on water, energy, etc.
Action for a Cleaner Tomorrow- A variety of lesson plans, including water quality
Newsletters
Turning the Tide - A newsletter with nonpoint source pollution information
Links
General Information
Water on Tap: What You Need To Know - An EPA resource on drinking water
National Sanitation Foundation - Offers a variety of information on drinking water
Drinking Water Week Web page - Learn about your drinking water and how to protect it
Health Effects
Children and Drinking Water Standards - EPA provides information on water quality and health in children
Health effects of contaminants in drinking water- EPA provides information on contaminants and there effects on human health
Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools - EPA provides information regarding lead in school drinking water systems
Medline Plus – An excellent resource of health information relating to drinking water
Water Conservation
Water Sense - EPA offers smart water choices to save money and maintain environmental standards
Our Water... It's Too Valuable to Waste - A SCDNR residential water conservation guide
50 Ways to Do Your Part - SCDNR offers water saving tips that educate consumers
Professional Water Associations
South Carolina Chapter of the American Water Works Association (SCAWWA)
Water Environment Association of South Carolina (WEASC)
South Carolina Rural Water Association (SCRWA)
Contact
Cheryl Wix , Drinking Water Education Coordinator at (803) 898-4180.
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