Animal Manure & Waste Management
Drinking Water & Human Health
- Groundwater quality
- Private-well monitoring
- Pharmaceuticals (in groundwater)
- Quality of recharge
- Community wastewater effluent
- Septic systems / Transfer Inspection Program
Environmental
Restoration
- Riparian habitat degradation
- Relationship to water supply and quality (instream flows)
- Surface/groundwater connection
Water
Conservation & Agricultural Water Management
- Water appropriation
- Groundwater quantity, overdrafting
- Agricultural water quality issues
- Water conservation in and around home
Watershed
Management
- Agricultural contributions to surface water quality
- Escape of animal and human wastes into water courses during flood events
- Erosion
- Rangeland
- Pharmaceuticals (in surface water)
- Stormwater management awareness
- Integrated water/watershed management for arid/semi-arid watersheds
Community
Involvement
- Collaborations with Indian Tribes/Nations regarding water issues
at all levels, including management, conservation, pollution,
preservation (of culture), and policy
- Support and partner/collaborate with watershed groups
AZ County Water Quality Activities
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