Water
Safe, reliable drinking water is crucial to any community. Drinking Water Week is a time to recognize the vital role that water plays in our lives and to learn more about our own drinking water.
- Avoid activities, such as over fertilizing lawns or dumping oil down a storm drain. These activities can pollute our waters causing treatment to be more difficult and expensive.
- Most storm drains lead directly to lakes, rivers, and streams so help prevent runoff pollution.
- You should not flush unwanted or expired medicines down the toilet or the sink. For proper disposal, click here.
- Do your best to be efficient with your water use. Learn about the WaterSense Program.
- What you can do to keep your drinking water safe
- Learn about South Carolina's current drought status
- Read your Consumer Confidence Report (CCR), which tells you about the quality of your drinking water. (For those areas not listed, contact your water utility.)
- Learn about DHEC's drinking water programs that help protect our water resources.
- For more information on Drinking Water Week, visit the American Water Works Association (AWWA) web site.
- Promote Drinking Water Week in your community
- DHEC's Drinking Water Week Press Release
- DHEC's Drinking Water Week Public Service Announcement (PSA)
- Gov. Mark Sanford's proclamation of Drinking Water Week
- Prevent Runoff Pollution, DHEC's Runoff Pollution page
For resources on protecting and understanding your drinking water, visit: DHEC's Understanding Your Drinking Water page.- Look for high quality, water-efficient products -- EPA's WaterSense Program
- EPA's Water on Tap -- What you need to know about your tap water
- EPA Water Facts -- drinking water facts and figures
- EPA's Ground Water and Drinking Water web site.
- CDC's National Drinking Water Week page -- for additional resources