You can take simple steps to protect the environment—and your bottom line.
What you do at your business can affect local and regional water quality. And good water quality means safe and healthy:
- Food sources.
- Recreation.
- Drinking water.
- Quality of life.
We share information and tools to help businesses:
- Follow regulations.
- Avoid fines and penalties.
- Identify ways to manage and reduce business waste.
- Reduce environmental impacts.
- Protect water quality.
Helpful links

Pollution Prevention Assistance
Free service to help small businesses meet environmental requirements.
More resources
- Pollution Prevention Resources—Helpful links to store, dispose and reduce business waste.
- 2025 Moderate Risk Waste Survey/Report—Focuses on how Small Quantity Generators (SQGs) manage hazardous waste and identifies service gaps.

