Part 1.2 Making a Map of Your Homesite

Why Make a Map of Your Homesite?
Drawing a map of Your Homesite will help you to better understand you pollution risks. Although your property has physical features you cannot change, there are many things that you can do to minimize the threats to water quality. Your map will identify areas where you can focus your efforts. You'll add to this map in other Home a Syst chapters. And, if you involve children as you make your map and conduct the assessment, you'll help teach them the importance of having clean water.

The materials you need to make your map are readily available: a measuring tape, a clipboard, a pencil and the grid provided later in the chapter. The map you create will be an aerial view-the way your property would look if you took a photo of it from the air. A sample map is provided later in the chapter also.