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Washington County
Urban HomeASyst

A Guide for Arkansas homeowners or renters to assess the impact on water quality

Contributors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

What Is Home*A*Syst?
Why Urban Home*A*Syst?
Who Should Use the Book?
What Is Inside?
Getting Started
Checklist for Pollution Risks In and Around Your Home
Purpose
Instructions

Site Assessment – Protecting Water Quality Around Your Home

Why Should You Examine Your Homesite’s Physical
     Characteristics and How You Manage Your Home?
What Is a Watershed?
What Influences the Quality of My Water?
Part 1 - Physical Characteristics of Your Homesite
The Role of Soils in Water Quality?
     Soil Type
     How Does Soil Type Affect Groundwater?
     What Are the Risks to Surface Water?
     Depth to Bedrock
     Depth to Groundwater
Assessing Environmental Risk Based on Physical Site Conditions
Part 2 – Making a Map of Your Homesite
     Sample Map

Runoff Management

What Is Runoff
Introduction
Why Should I Be Concerned
Where Do Pollutants Come From
Assessment 1 – Reducing Pollutants in Runoff
Responding to Risks
Part 1 – Reducing Pollutants in Runoff
Part 2 – Landscaping and Site Management to Control Runoff

Lawn and Garden Care

Why Should I Be Concerned
Managing Your Lawns, Gardens and Landscaping
What Fertilizers Does Your Lawn Need?
Are You Taking Proper Care of Your Lawn?
Do You Apply Pesticides Wisely?
Integrated Pest Management
Do Your Landscape Practices Help Prevent Soil Erosion?
Do You Make Compost?
Water Consumption
Watering Wisely
Lawn and Garden Care Fact Sheets

Storage and Handling of Hazardous Household Products

Paints and Solvents
How Do You Store and Dispose of Your Paints and Solvents?
How Do You Dispose of Your Hazardous Household Products?
Cleaning Product Alternatives

Automotive Products – Storage and Handling

Automotive/Equipment Maintenance Products
Keys to Reducing the Hazards of Automotive Products
How Do You Manage Your Vehicle and Yard Equipment Maintenance Area?
How Do You Use and Dispose of Oil and Lubricants Around Your House?
How Do You Dispose of Your Antifreeze?
Do You Recycle Your Vehicle Batteries?
How Do You Store and Use Gasoline and Other Fuels?

Household Wastewater Treatment

Risk Assessment Checklist
Sewer and Wastewater Treatment Plant Inputs
What Solid Wastes Are Acceptable?
What Household Chemicals Can Go Down the Drain?
Why Save Water?
Take a Tour Through the Fayetteville Wastewater Treatment Plant
Wastewater Flow and Treatment Processes
Real World Example
Facts About Fayetteville’s Wastewater Treatment System

Managing Household Trash – Waste Prevention, Reuse, Recycling and Composting

Why Should You Be Concerned?
Here’s How We Define Garbage for this Assessment
Time for a Checkup
Part 1 – Minimizing and Preventing Waste
    The Problem with Waste
How You Can Become a Waste-Conscious Shopper?
Part 2 – Reuse, Recycling and Composting
    1st – Is It Reusable?
    2nd – Is It Recyclable?
    3rd – Can It Be Composted?
Part 3 – The Drawbacks of Dumping
Which Wastes Are Hazardous? Who Will Be Harmed?

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Fayetteville, AR 72704
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