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Understanding Local Water Quality: Insights and Resources for Community Health

Have you ever wondered about the safety and cleanliness of your local waterways? Questions regarding water pollution and its impact on health and the environment are crucial for communities. The EPA's "How's My Waterway?" platform provides easy access to local water quality data, helping you understand the risks for your family and pets. With simple, scientifically accurate information, you can discover what's being done to address pollution and how you can contribute to a healthier ecosystem. Explore the app or website to learn more.

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Understanding Local Water Quality: Insights and Resources for Community Health

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  1. Have you ever wondered: “ Is our local lake clean and healthy?” “Have the streams in my neighborhood ever been tested for pollution?” “ If my dog drinks from this pond, can that be harmful to him?” “Is there any risk to my kids if they play in the creek?” “How can water pollution damage human health or harm the economy?” “Is anyone doing anything to fix water pollution problems?”

  2. How’s My Waterway (www.epa.gov/mywaterway) • EPA’s Office of Water designed How’s My Waterway to help the public get their answers and be: • easy • local • fast • map or list format • in plain English • scientifically accurate

  3. Begin here (web/app version)… …or touch the map (kiosk version)… …then dig a little deeper…

  4. …for waterway-specific details, and more … …all in plain English

  5. Risk & Novelty Efficiency & Effectiveness • All existing EPA data, architecture, services • Cost-free public outreach for 50 states • Non-tech press coverage (3 million+ Google hits) showed ‘they get it’ • Risk: Public not knowing polluted waters • Sci/tech translated to public/non-tech, nationally • First EPA plain-English water pollutant descriptions • Among first EPA platform-independent websites, kiosks Collaboration & Engagement Transferability & Scalability • All states data • Engagement: what’s being done, how you can help • Kiosk partners NOAA, Smithsonian, museums • Multi-skilled team product (coding, science, outreach, web design) • Model for science agencies to achieve vital public outreach more clearly • Design elements being adopted in tech database revisions • Plain English writeups used by educators

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