Drinking Water at Local Fairs

Although private water supply sources at fairgrounds are not regulated by MassDEP, we provide these procedures to help local boards of health carry out oversight of these sources and prevent waterborne-disease outbreaks. 
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Drinking Water Testing Requirements

Summary of monitoring requirements for various contaminants in public water systems.
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Educational nonpoint source brochures

How the public can help prevent nonpoint source pollution.
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Give your lake the blues

Educational brochure for the general public, community and watershed stakeholders on nonpoint source pollution in lakes and ponds.
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Home Water Treatment Devices (Point of Entry/Point of Use Treatment)

About home water treatment devices attached either to the building's service connection (point of entry) or to a faucet (point of use).
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Horsekeeping Brochures

Nine educational brochures for horse owners, watershed stakeholders and the general public on horsekeeping best management practices to protect water quality.
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Lawns & Landscapes in Your Watershed

Lawn care in an environmentally sensitive way can be achieved by following the information provided in this brochure. Easy tips and good reference sources are provided. Revised February 2004.
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Programming a Metering Pump for Automatic Flow-Pacing of a Treatment Chemical

The Guidelines for Public Drinking Water Systems require the application of treatment chemicals in the water supply to be flow-paced. This fact sheet gives an example of the calculations involved.
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Safe Drinking Water and Your Campground

What campground operators need to know about providing safe drinking water at their facilities.
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Unpaved Roads

Best Management Practices for construction and maintenance of unpaved roads, prepared for MassDEP by the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission. September 2001.
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Water & Energy Factsheets

The proper management of water-based resources is an important element in implementing energy policies. See these factsheets that describe the intersection between water policies & energy production & use.
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