Source Protection
Only about 1% of all the water in the world can be used for drinking. It is such a basic part of our lives for bathing, cooking, cleaning, and many other non-drinking purposes, we sometimes take water quality for granted. But what would you do if you couldn’t just turn the tap and get a nice fresh glass of water? Cleaning up your drinking water is more expensive than keeping it safe to begin with. Understanding the benefits of source protection will improve water quality. In Maine alone, the average cost of protection ranges from $500– $150,000, while the average cost of remediation ranges from $5,000 – $2 million. When protecting your drinking water, it’s best to remember what Benjamin Franklin once said: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”