Water is essential to life. Clean water supplies require the efforts and cooperation of many. It is our responsibility to learn about this life sustaining natural resource, and take steps to ensure our supply is safe to drink.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has an extensive collection of resources to educate the public about drinking water. Titled, Protect Your Drinking Water for Life readers have many topics to explore and a variety  to learn about their water supply and takes steps to protect it.

Topics include:

• Drinking water
• Education & training
• Grants & funding
• Laws & regulations
• Our waters
• Pollution prevention & control
• Resources & performance
• Science & technology
• Water infrastructure
• What can you do?
  • Adopt your watershed
  • After the storm
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Good Samaritan
  • Nonpoint source toolbox
  • Pollution prevention
  • Protect your health
  • Protecting drinking water
  • Volunteer monitoring
  • Water efficiency

  There is also a collection of resources designed for youth, which includes games and activities, and curriculum for teachers.

  

  Ensuring our water supply is safe to drink is a responsibility we all share. Learn steps you can take to improve the water quality in your watershed.