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Water Well-Being: Help Protect Drinking Water in Your Community

What is Water Well-Being?

Canoe River Aquifer Facts

The Six-Step Approach - Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Determining your Soil’s Nutrient Needs

Water Use and Water Conservation

Pesticide Facts

Fertilizer Facts

Hiring a Pest Management Contractor

Commonly Encountered Pests and How to Deal With Them

Where to Get More Information

Where to Get

More Information


For more information on the Water Well-Being program, call 617-626-1779 or e-mail: taryn.lascola@state.ma.us or gerard.kennedy@state.ma.us.

For information on related topics, please contact the organizations listed below.


American Water and Energy Savers
4431 North Dixie Highway
Boca Raton, FL 33431
1-800-950-9058
www.americanwater.com

Better Business Bureau
235 West Central Street, Suite 1
Natick, MA 01760
508-652-4800
www.bbb.org

Bureau of Waste Prevention
(Dept. of Environmental Protection)
1-800-343-3420

Environmental Protection Agency
New England - Region 1
Information on pesticides and their uses
Pesticide regulations
One Congress Street- Suite 100
Boston, MA 02114-2023
888-372-7341
www.epa.gov/pesticides

Extoxnet
Information about pesticide active ingredients and product information
800-858-7378
www.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/

Healthy Gardens Program
Program located in Davis California
www.city.davis.ca.us/pw/ppp/pop.cfm

Massachusetts Association of Lawn Care Professionals (MALCP)
200 Hanscom Drive, Suite 314
Bedford, MA 01730
781-274-7373
malcp@yahoo.com

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Lead agency for water quality issues
1 Winter Street
Boston, MA 02108
617-292-5500
www.mass.gov/dep

Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture
Bureau of Farm Products and Plant Industries
Information about fertilizers
251 Causeway St. Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
617-626-1700
www.mass.gov/dfa

Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture
Pesticide Bureau
Lead agency for pesticide related issues
251 Causeway St. Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
617-626-1700
www.mass.gov/dfa

Massachusetts Nurseries and Landscape Association
P.O. Box 387
Conway, MA 01341
413-369-4731
www.mnla.com

National Pesticide Telecommunications Network
EPA sponsored hotline regarding all aspects of pesticides
1-800-858-7378

UMass Extension Soil Testing Lab
Soil testing and other information
West Experiment Station, University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA 01003-8021
413-545-2311
www.umass.edu/umext

University of California
One Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 65616-8621
www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/default.html

Water Wiser Program
6666 West Quincy Ave.
Denver, Co 80235
303-347-0804
www.waterwiser.org

This project has been financed with Federal Funds from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) under a Source Water Protection Technical Assistance Competitive Grant. The contents do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of EPA or of DEP, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.

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