Residential

The Clean Water Act designated 22 threats.

In order to help you navigate the resources we have, we’ve grouped them into four categories (Municipal – Residential – Agriculture – Industrial/Commercial).

Residential threats are those threats that tend to exist in residential homes. Residential-related threats include:

• storage and handling of fuels and other chemicals
• a poorly maintained septic system
• wells that have been improperly abandoned
• home heating oil
• fertilizer application

List of resources:

Septics and Wells

• Your Septic System: Protecting Your Investment and the Environment (pdf)
• Septic Do’s and Don’ts (pdf)
• Septic Smart Booklet (pdf)
• Buying a Home with a Well and Septic (pdf)
• Well Aware Guide (pdf)

Fuel/Oil/Chemicals

• • Fuel Oil Video from Canadian Oil Heat Association
  • Home Heating Oil Fact Sheet (pdf)
  • Home Heating Best Practices (pdf)