How Do Wildfires Threaten Water Quality?

Wildfires are becoming a bigger problem every year. As cities and townships expand into heavily forested areas, utilities need to consider the risk of wildfires and fires’ impacts on drinking water systems and watersheds.According to “Wildfire Today,” 2012 saw the third-highest number of burned acreage on record, greater than nine million. Firefighting resources and mitigation strategies are improving, but the sheer number and intensity of wildfires continue to threaten the nation’s water systems and ultimately water quality.Pick your battlesContaining and extinguishing forest fires is only the first battle in the war against nature’s fury. Communities are left with the