Cistern Management is part of the UVI-CES VI*A*Syst
Program. The VI*A*Syst
Assessment is a tool that
can help you conduct a complete environmental assessment of
your home, yard, business and/or farm. The VI*A*Syst
Assessment uses a simple YES
or NO checklist of questions
about specific topics, such as your cistern system. Depending
on your answer to the questions, you will be directed to a
matching factsheet that will give you more detailed information
on the topic. The factsheets will also help you develop an
Action Plan to implement practices or change behaviors to
protect your family's health, your property values, and the
environment. Simple and low cost individual activities go
a long way in preventing pollution!
Download
the Cistern Management
Assessment in Adobe
Acrobat format here. You can also download a copy of our
Cistern Health Tips sheet
for condensed information. Click the Adobe button to download
Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view and print our publications.
UVI-CES
also offers workshops and presentations for residents and
visitors to learn how to manage their cisterns to protect
water quality. The Safe &
Healthy Drinking Water workshop provides our
clients with the following information:
- Types of drinking water contaminants
and concentration standards,
- How to maintain cistern water quality,
- When & how you should test your
drinking water,
- Understanding water test reports,
- Methods of water treatment,
- How to choose a water filter, and
- Methods for evaluating and ranking
your home for pollution potential.
Click here to view our Safe
& Healthy Drinking Water workshop
presentation. Visit our Water Quality
Publications page to download factsheets on protecting
drinking water quality. For more information on cistern water
quality, contact Dale Morton
at 340-693-1086.
Sites for More Drinking Water Info:
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