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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
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Climate and Energy
Drinking Water
- ADA standards and public swimming pools
- Electrolytic chlorine generators for public swimming pools salt chlorination
- Main drain issues
- Ostomy and pool use
- Private well owners
- Public water supplies
- Sampling and testing
- Septic systems
- School drinking water quality for parents
- Swim up bar
- Calidad del agua potable en las escuelas: Información para los padres. Preguntas frecuentes (Spanish)
Remediation and Redevelopment
Geologic Resources
PFAS
- Air Quality Related Issues
- Biosolids and Land Application
- Crops, Gardening, and Food
- Filters or Alternate Water
- Fish and Wildlife
- Foam on Lakes and Streams
- Health Effects and Recommendations
- Laboratory Testing
- Miscellaneous Questions
- Pets and Livestock Health
- PFAS 101
- Residential Well Water Testing and Results
Water Quality Protection
- Aquatic Invasive Species
- Aquatic Nuisance Control
- Discharges to Groundwater
- E. coli Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Industrial Pretreatment Program
- Industrial Stormwater
- Land Application of Biosolids
- For Biosolids Generators
- Monitoring the Water Quality of Lakes, Rivers, and Streams
- Nonpoint Source Pollution
- Soil Erosion and Construction Stormwater
- Wastewater Discharges to Lakes, Rivers, Streams, and Wetlands