Rationale | Objectives

Lesson 2- Preamble
Acknowledgement: Taken from "Living on the Land 2001"

Rationale

Plentiful supplies of high quality potable water are integral to our daily life.  Most homeowners take their drinking water for granted, assuming it is safe to drink, or that “someone” is responsible for monitoring the quality of private domestic water supplies.  However, it is the homeowners’ responsibility to test their drinking water and implement practices that will protect their ground water quality. 

Objectives

Participants will: 

1. Identify the source of their drinking water, and understand their responsibilities in protecting the quality of their water.

2. Understand how and when to test their water, and how to interpret the results.

3. Be able to assess risk to their water supply and apply corrective actions on their properties.

4. Understand how a septic system works and develop and apply a management plan to maintain the system.

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