Over the years, the CGSP has been testing the water in the pond. In fact, we have one of the longest running water test databases in the country. Based on our findings and those of many other island conservancy groups, it has become clear that non-point pollution has become one of the most challenging issues we face today. Non-point pollution is where there is not a major single pollution source but a collection of numerous smaller sources that amount to a large one. For example, typical non-point sources range from septic field leaching to fertilizers. As you can imagine, this requires a significant amount of work to track the pollution "up stream" in order to address and correct the "issues." This will be a large and growing focus in order to further improve the water quality in the pond.