3/12/2017 3 Comments Water pollution in Raleigh, NCAcross the nation, the system that Congress created to protect the nation's waters under the Clean Water Act of 1972 today often fails to prevent pollution. There are more than 200,000 facilities that have permits to dump their pollutants into the water in the nation. In just Wake County there are 160.6 miles of waterways that are highly polluted. There are so many chemicals in waterways like the Crabtree Creek, Walnut Creek, and parts of the Neuse River that you can't even eat the fish out of them. One of the biggest causes of water pollution is sediment from runoff going into the water systems. Storm runoff picks up things like dirt, fertilizer and takes it straight to a lake or stream, without any treatment. Dumping pollutants from factories into the water is also causing water pollution. These pollutants cause high Dissolved Oxygen levels in the water, and kills the fish aadn wildlife in that water. I am interested in this topic because as I look around, I see rivers and streams polluted with trash. I don't want to be drinking that water, do you? To stop water pollution you can help organizations clean up streams. Just take a little time and go to the closest river to you and pick up some trash. even if it's not in the water at the moment, it could end up there. You can also dispose of your trash properly and plant vegetation around streams to prevent erosion, reduce sediment, filter runoff, and provide shade and wildlife habitat. Water pollution is a really big problem in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is our community and we can do something about it!
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3/13/2017 10:37:34 am
This was good and made me realize the severity in water pollution. it really convinced me to take action.
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Rainey
3/14/2017 03:59:58 pm
This is a very important topic and it's very interesting to read about it.
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