Wellhead Protection

Louisville Water Company (LWC) serves nearly a million people in Metro Louisville. Most of your water is drawn directly from the Ohio River, but LWC is also beginning to use riverbank infiltration wells, (RBI) to draw water through the aquifer next to the river at the B.E. Payne Plant. Wellhead protection is a plan designed to protect the groundwater resources of a public water system from contamination... Click here to read more about Wellhead Protection.

Several brochures are available to residents living within the Wellhead Protection Area.  Click on the following titles for more information:

Best Management Practices - Lawn Care
Buying or selling a home with a heating oil tank
Buying or selling a home with a septic system
Care and Feeding of Aboveground Storage Tanks
Choosing a Lawn Care Service
Common Paint Wastes - a Homeowner's Guide
Do you have Well Water on your Property
Groundwater Protection Plans for Homeowners
Hazardous Materials Disposal Reference Guide for Homeowners
A Healthy Lawn Helps the Environment
Heating Oil Tank Addendum
Homeowner's Potential Contaminant Inventory
Homeowner's Septic System checklist
Household Floor Drains
Household Septic Systems
Integrated Pest Management
Lawn Care Products
Listing of Certified Tank Removal Companies in Louisville, Kentucky
Making your Lawn "Green" for Less Money - EPA Source Reduction Assistance Grant
    Why use Native Plants
    Pocket Field Guide to Kentucky Wildflowers
    Pocket Field Guide to Weeds
    Garden Design with Native Kentucky Plants
    Landscaping for Wildlife Mammals
    Landscaping for Wildlife Reptiles
    Landscaping for Wildlife Butterflies
    Landscaping for Wildlife Birds
    Recognizing Beneficial Insects
    Recognizing Insect Pests
    Non-chemical Controls for Insects
Pollution Prevention begins at Home
Preventing Groundwater Pollution JUNK - Haul it away
Recycling Reference Guide for Homeowners
Removing an Underground Heating Oil Tank
Report on Source Reduction - An EPA Grant
    Table of Contents
    Chapter 1 - overview
    Chapter 2 - Kentucky Wildflowers
    Chapter 3 - Kentucky Native Grasses
    Chapter 4 - Kentucky Native Plants
    Chapter 5 - Kentucky Nurseries
    Chapter 6 - Kentucky Unwanted Plants
    Chapter 7 - Index of Plants
    Chapter 8 - Garden Design
        Chapter 8 - Design Tables
    Chapter 9 - Pesticides
        Chapter 9 Appendix
    Chapter 10 - Integrated Pest Management
        Chapter 10 Appendix
    Chapter 11 - Pest Identification
    Chapter 12 - Green Lawn Care
Safe Pesticide Use
Tank Removal Checklist
Used Oil and Antifreeze
What you need to know about Groundwater

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