What to do to do about water pollution.?

I live on a beautiful lake in central Arkansas. In the last few years I’ve noticed quiet a change in the water. Huge clumps of something that looks like human feces floats past out dock, not every day but several times per week. There is a sewage treatment plant about a 1/2 mile from my home. Every one in this neighborhood has septic tanks, as the city says they can’t put a sewer down our street. I need to know who to contact about this problem. There was a huge company here, but they closed their business not long ago. I need to know who to contact about this problem. Please don’t advise me to contact our city officials. They could care less.

Get in touch with a group like the nature conservancy or the sierra club. If you can pique their interest, they have the wherewithall to raise hell with the locals. The state EPA might be another to check with.

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Why does my county water report say there’s lead in the water, but then go onto say something about……?

This is the water quality report for my county.

The CCR can only speak to the amount of lead in the water as it leaves the plant. Most lead in water comes from the solder used on copper pipes. I assume that your house is not old enough to have lead pipes. If your house has plastic lines, no lead should be added. Even if the pipes are copper, the solder gets a coating over it, keeping the lead from dissolving in the water. Between the low levels and the whole-house filter, you have nothing to worry about. Your tap water is probably purer than bottled water.

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Spinkler System Help! Backflow/Pressure Relief?

I’m hoping someone can give me a little bit of help. I decided this weekend to install my own sprinkler system due to the reduced cost by doing it yourself. My design called for connecting 1 inch pvc to my hose faucet instead of tapping into the city water supply. The only problem is I think i have some sort of backflow or pressure problem. When I turn a sprinkler off the zone valve will start to shake and seems like it forces water out in different areas. What would be the best way to refeif this pressure, I have everything set on a timer. Is there anyway to connect some kind of back flow or pressure releif to the hose bib and then connect my pvc to that? And if so if you can send me a link or tell me what it’s call so I can go pick something up.

Sounds like you have a bad zone valve that is just not seating properly. But by code, you should have a back flow preventer on the connection to the hose bibb to prevent the possible cross contamination to your drinking water. These are available at most hardware stores that sell sprinkler supplies (Home Depot/Lowes). It is unusual that you’d have a pressure problem unless you lived in a very hilly area. But then your house should already have a PRV installed.

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