Solution #1 - Enforce Existing Laws
One of the first solutions to water pollution is pretty simple—tell your politicians to enforce existing laws.
When a politician touts his new anti-pollution bill that he claims will clean up the environment, it means little if they continue to allow existing laws to go unenforced.
Tell your politicians what you think. Encourage them to enforce existing laws such as the Clean Water Act.
Beyond enforcing laws, there are some practical steps that we can take as individuals to limit the pollution in our neighborhoods and cities.
Solution #2 - Stop Nutrient and Pesticide Pollution
If you are putting “normal” fertilizer, pesticides, and other chemicals on your lawn or in your gardens, you are contributing to the pollution problem.
While you may find these products helpful, much of their volume is being washed off your lawn and into the nearest waterway.
They also tend to degrade the quality of your soil, causing more and more reliance on the chemicals over time.
For ideas on how to have a nice lawn without polluting our waterways, check out this article on organic lawn care.
Solution #3 - Drive Less
Nitrogen deposition from air pollution is a big part of the nutrient pollution problem.
How much we drive, how large a vehicle we have, and many other factors contribute to how much pollution we are putting out individually.
Be conscious of the emissions that your car spews out and keep your car well maintained. Think about leaning towards a hybrid or electric car if you drive a lot of miles every day.
Use public transportation more often. Our government pays a lot of money to put these public systems in place.
Driving less is something we can all do better at, and all of the relatively small differences each person makes will add up when summed across millions of drivers.
Solution #4 - Use Green Household and Personal Care Products
As consumers and citizens we have an obligation to know what effect our consumer by-products are having on the planet.
Many of the chemicals found in our food, household cleaners, personal care products, and medications are all being dumped back into the waterways.
These chemicals are NOT adequately filtered through municipal water treatment facilities.
Thus, if we are not drinking filtered water, we are consuming many of these chemicals (as well as other dangerous contaminants) on a daily basis.
If you don't use a water filter system, YOUR BODY will be the filter.
This cyclical process is becoming more and more degraded as time goes on and the fish and water toxicity are reaching unheard of levels.
To act on this important solutions to water pollution, buy more organic food and “green” household cleaners and personal care products. And please don’t flush your medications down the toilet!
Find out how the Kangen Water® system can make your home greener and replace toxic household cleaners and some personal care products.