The Delaware River Basin watershed provides drinking H2O for to a greater extent than than xv meg people. Environment America's Delaware River Basin Map visualizes the potential threats to waterways inwards the basin. It allows citizens, activists too officials to abide by out whether their local waterways are prophylactic plenty for swimming, angling too / or drinking.
Enter your address into the the Delaware River Basin Map too you lot tin hand the axe sentiment all the impaired too prophylactic waterways close your home. Impaired rivers are colored cherry-red on the map. Waterways identified every bit 'impaired' past times the terra firma too listed past times the EPA are those that neglect to back upward their designated uses, such every bit fishing, swimming, or provision of drinking water.
The map too includes a give away of layers which tin hand the axe aid you lot pinpoint the possible pollution sources of impaired rivers. This layer includes information on major pollution threats inwards the basin, including:
1) runoff from agriculture too impervious surfaces
2) 660+ industrial sources
3) 250+ sewage handling plants
4) fossil fuel infrastructure such every bit pipelines, abandoned coal mines, too refineries
You tin hand the axe larn to a greater extent than nigh each of these pollution threats past times clicking on the 'methodology' link on the map.
