WATER TREATMENT

WHERE AND HOW IS IT USED IN MINNESOTA?

• To clean water so we can drink the water or bath in it.
• We use it for farming and also for greenhouses.

WHAT ARE SOME OF THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS REGARDING LAND AND WATER USE IN WATER TREATMENTS?

• Safe drinking water act (sdwa) Is the federal law that protects public drinking water throughout the nation
• The clean water act (cwa) Establishes the basic structure for regulating discharges of pollutants into the waters of the United States and regulating quality standards for surface waters
• Sewage sludge surveys (sss) It is important to characterize and understand what chemicals may be present in sewage sludge and biosolids that are generated by the nation's publicly owned treatment works

WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT?

• Clean water-Hydration
• Food to eat-Hunger
• People bathing-Clean
• Nice environment-Caring environment

HOW HAS ANY CHANGE TO THE ENVIRONMENT DUE TO WATER TREATMENT IN MINNESOTA?

• Clean water to drink and use in towns and farms
• Using chemicals so people can drink the water or use it in different ways
• Sand to get all the bad particles out of the water

WHAT IS THE MOST RECENT NEWS ABOUT WATER TREATMENT?

• Minnesota cities seek state help with outdated water system (march 7, 2016)
• There was out dated equipment to clean the water so there could be chemicals in the water that got left over in the old equipment
• So they got new equipment to replace the old

SORCES

• https://www.epa.gov/sdwa
• https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/summary-clean-water-act
• https://www.epa.gov/biosolids/sewage-sludge-surveys
• http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/03/07/minnesota-cities-seek-state-help-wi...