By Cole H, Susan and Micheal

Point Water PollutionPoint: water pollutants discharged from a

pipe into lakes and rivers pipesStorm drains near residential- sediment,

motor oils, metals, fertilizer, pet waste, litter, salt

Commercial drains- sediment, motor oil, waste, litter, salt, pesticides, chemicals

Pictures Of Point Water Pollution

NonPoint Water PollutionNon point : Water pollutants carried by

runoff over land and into land and riverFarmland-fertilizersCommercial land use-road salt, motor oil

(stores)Logging roads-sedimentResidential-pet waste, pesticides, fertilizers,

motor oil, road saltsLivestock- pesticides, animal wasteConstruction- sediment, motor oil

NonPoint Water Pollution Pictures

Compare Point and Nonpoint Point source pollution is pollution that comes from a single

source, such as a factory or wastewater treatment plant. The Clean Water Act put restrictions on how much and what kind of pollutants industries can dispose of in rivers and lakes. While this has not eliminated industrial or domestic waste from entering our waters completely, it has reduced what once was our biggest source of water pollution.

Non-point source pollution does not have one specific source, such as a factory. Non-point source pollution comes from the cumulative effect of a region's residents going about their everyday activities, such as fertilizing a lawn or driving a car.

Water Quality Impairment Issues

Physical Stream AlterationsAgricultureSedimentIndustrial Point SourceHabitat modificationCombined Sewer ModificationsMunicipal Point SourceConstruction

Water Quality Impairment Issues Pictures

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