runoff – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com Surface Water Management Equipment Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:59:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://aquarius-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png runoff – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com 32 32 Water in Potomac Getting Better But Still Not Clean https://aquarius-systems.com/water-in-potomac-getting-better-but-still-not-clean/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 21:58:17 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=3968 A new report says some levels of pollution are down in the Potomac River, but cautioned that the once-troubled waterway isn’t out the woods yet.

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments analyzed data collected between 1985 and 2016 and found that “water quality improvements have reduced pollution significantly.”

MWCOG’s 27-page report said two substances in particular have noticeably decreased: nitrogen and phosphorus.

Both are common nutrients for soil and water, but runoff from farms and waste treatment facilities can lead to excess amounts flowing into waterways.

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