FACT: The Aquifer that supplies Baton Rouge’s (and the surrounding areas) drinking water is impacted by salt water intrusion and is being pumped at an unsustainable rate.

See the ‘Resources’ section for references.

WHAT ARE THE SOLUTIONS?

Should Baton Rouge Water Company provide a sustainable management plan to the public?

Should Industrial users who are located on the Mississippi River be required to use river water instead of drawing from the aquifer?

Do alternative sources and treatment strategies need to be considered?

Send us your ideas, write to: contact@leanweb.org, ATTENTION: Save Our Water BR

Baton Rouge’s drinking water is in jeopardy.

Since this video was produced the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission has been dissolved into the Department of Conservation and Energy.

2021 Solutions Summit

Thank you to our panelists, our moderator Pat Shingleton and all our engaged audience members for making our event such a success! Watch an excerpt here:

Baton Rouge has some of the best drinking water in the country, but if things don’t change we won’t for long. Let’s make sure we can brag about our drinking water for generations to come.

We don’t want to drink Mississippi River water! Let’s make the necessary changes right now to shape a different future for the Capital Region.