Burlington Contamination

		Education to Prevent Contamination
		Acting Entity: City of Burlington Contact Person: Steve Shoaf Cost: $30,000 Population Served: 50,834	Water Supply: Reservoir Lake Mackintosh, Lake Cammack City of Burlington PWS ID: 0201010
		When the City of Burlington detected the pesticide Atrazine in their finished drinking water, they used Source Water Protection to eliminate the problem and saved money in the process. The City worked with Agricultural Extension Agents to educate local farmers about pesticide usage and succeeded in removing the Atrazine from the source water. Rather than pay $100,000 annually for carbon treatment, the City solved their pesticide contamination problem at a one-time cost of $30,000. .