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(Video 02/06/25) Getting water is not as simple as turning on the faucet. Water treatment plants are charged with making sure water is safe to drink.
Salinity is the measurement of all dissolved salts in water, which includes mostly chloride, sodium, sulfate, magnesium, calcium and potassium
Potential hydrogen (or pH) is a measure of hydrogen ion concentration in water. This indicates how acidic or basic aqueous solutions are on a scale from 0 to 14
Nitrogen is a key nutrient in water systems and is essential for plant and animal life.
Pesticides are chemicals used to control pests and include herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and rodenticides.
Fecal coliform and Enterococci are types of bacteria commonly found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals, such as humans and cows.
Temperature is the thermal energy concentrated in a water source. This energy has a warming or cooling effect on the water.
Dissolved oxygen, often referred to as DO, is the oxygen in water that is available to support aquatic organisms like fish and algae.
Water is a valuable resource that sustains everyday life. Take a moment to think about how frequently you use water in your daily routine.
This article discusses the impact of saltwater intrusion on Louisiana's irrigation water and provides a guide for determining its salinity.
Solar distillation uses energy from the sun to separate contaminants and ions (like salts) from water. Learn how to construct your own garden distiller.
Here are specific tips for keeping your landscape plants alive during an extended period of drought.
It is normal for your lawn to lose its color and go brown during periods of drought. View these tips for supplemental irrigation to reduce dead grass.
Droughts are rare incidents in Louisiana for extended periods of time. Nevertheless, they do occur, and gardeners must be prepared.
The perennial nature of fruit production guarantees that an orchard is going to experience drought stress at some point. Check out these tips to help your crop.
Lack of rain coupled with extreme heat during a growing season will negatively affect a pecan crop and may even have lingering negative effects.
During summer, it is not unusual to see the surfaces of ponds, lakes, bayous and other stagnant or still bodies of water covered with a green layer.
The new Clean Water Rule became effective at the end of August 2015. This fact sheet presents the new Clean Water Rule with added clarification to some of the terms in the old rule.
