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Educating consumers is key to maintaining adequateand cleaner water supplies now and into thefuture. Thus, all utilities can, and should, beinvolved in educating their customers about watertreatment and watershed protection. The options inthis article, which describes the educational programsof Des Moines (Iowa) Water Works, can be easilyadapted by any utility to meet this vital goal.The author addresses the problem of people makingpoor environmental choices that can lead directly topollution in watersheds and shows ways utilities canteach the people in their watersheds about becomingbetter environmental stewards. Keeping pollution outof source water can lead to a reduction in the cost oftreating water, enhanced water recreational opportunities,and better public health. Includes 2 references.

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Edition: Vol. 95 - No. 2 Published: 02/01/2003 Number of Pages: 8File Size: 1 file , 890 KB