What are some things we can do to stop water pollution? Make a list...I need around 20!?

Question

It's for a power point I'm presenting for a school

Answer 1

-Protect the water supply by using the proper amount of fertilizer for your lawn and garden.

-Also make sure that when you are doing other lawn work, such as mowing or raking leaves, that you properly dispose of the waste. Although washing a few leaves down the storm drain may seem harmless, these leaves as they decompose can add harmful chemicals to the water supply

-Resist pouring paint, oil, or other chemicals down the drain in your sink. Not only can some of these chemicals harm your pipes, but they can also harm the water supply. Instead, dispose of these items using the instructions on the label.

-Careful treatment of a pool or spa can help the impact this feature has on the environment. During the winter, when your pool is not in use, be sure to drain it to prevent stagnant water. Do not drain the used water into storm drains or into your yard, this is a harmful manner of polluting and often illegal. Instead, make sure to drain your pool into the sewer portal for your home

Answer 2

Make sure that no one throws any thing in the water.

Do not trashing the land by the polluted water because when the water rises up it will take all the garbage by the shore and more pollution will come to the water.

Resist pouring paint, oil, or other chemicals down the drain in your sink.

Protect the water supply by using the proper amount of fertilizer for your lawn and garden.

Make sure that when you are doing other lawn work, such as mowing or raking leaves, that you properly dispose of the waste.

Use nontoxic household products whenever possible.

Conserve water.

Avoid over-watering lawns and gardens.

Decrease impervious surfaces around your home.

Maintain septic systems properly.

Answer 3

Go back to the western days

Answer 4

never flush old pills or drugs down the drain.

reduce air pollution from power plants. Much pollution in the air winds up in the water, due to rain.

outlaw garbage disposals

municipalities MUST keep rain drain water separate from residential waste water.  Otherwise a heave rain will overload sewage treatment plants.

Investigate and encourage "gray water" systems for residences and industry. Recreational trailers (RV) use this already. Waste water from showers, etc, is stored and used to flush toilets.

Heavily tax water use. This will encourage users to conserve more.

heavily tax private lawns and gardens.

heavily tax private pools.