The Green Minute: My Waterway

Information is power, and through the  Environmental Protection Agency’s “My Waterway” website, you can learn important information about the health of a local lake, stream, river and waterway from the EPA database of State water quality monitoring reports provided under the Clean Water Act.

Just click the Choose a Location button on the My Waterway website.

Within my own zip code, I found out that my local nearby creek (Shades Creek), was “impaired for fishing and recreation. I also learned about state and local plans to help cleanup and reduce the pollution in the area.

A good resourceful “tool”, a visit to the “My Waterway” website is invaluable and well worth taking The Green Minute to learn about your local waters and how to advocate for their protection.

by Pat Byington Editor of The Green Register