Drinking Water Pollution Sources

Drinking water pollution comes from varieties of sources such as agricultural runoffs, wastewater treatment plants, combined sewer overflows, stormwater discharges, septic discharges, and guess what -- prescription drugs.

Similarly the schematic below shows a typical watershed and the different ways our drinking water can be contaminated

Here is a schematic of various types of drinking pollution sources.

The video below gives a short but good description drinking water pollution sources:

This video also describes how water pollution source could be traced to a wastewater treatment plant:

What to do next?

• Know what's in your drinking water. Have your water tested.
• Contact your local drinking water treatment authority for information about the state of your water.
• Research the best water filter system or other water purification device.
• Check out this website for information that may be valuable to you.