GUARDIANS OF ANALYSIS

EMPLOYEES PERFORM PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL AND MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTS IN THE WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT LABORATORY.

THEY ARE TESTING FOR:

• heavy metals like lead, copper and cadmium
• nutrients and inorganic compounds
• organic compounds such as pesticides
• microbiological organisms
  

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

STREAM WATER QUALITY ANALYSES ARE REGULARLY CONDUCTED FOUNTAIN CREEK, MONUMENT CREEK AND OTHER EL PASO COUNTY CREEKS.

The Wastewater Department assists in developing strategies for area wide water quality planning and environmental stewardship.

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