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Resources for Citizen Involvement in Source Water Protection

The links below provide information about source water protection and steps that you can take at the local level.  Those interested in stream restoration and nonpoint source pollution can go to the Adopt Your Watershed page for more information.

  • Consider the Source: A Pocket Guide to Protecting Your Drinking Water - Drinking Water Pocket Guide #3 (pdf) (253.1 KB, June 2002, 816-K-02-002)
    This document outlines the essential steps for completing a Source Water Protection plan.
  • Citizen's Guide to Ground-Water Protection (pdf) (1.8 MB, April 1990, 440/6-90-004)
    this guide highlights active roles in protecting your community's water supply.

Source Water Protection (SWP)

  • Basic Information
    • How You Can Help Protect Source Water
    • Common Considerations
  • Partnerships
  • Assess, Plan, and Protect Source Water
    • Source Water Assessments
    • Delineate the Source Water Protection Area
    • Determine Susceptibility to Contaminant Sources
    • Engage the Public
    • Inventory Potential Contaminant Sources
    • Source Water Protection Planning
    • Source Water Protection Practices
    • Evaluate Progress Toward Source Water Protection Goals
  • Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters (DWMAPS)
  • Preparing for Emergencies
  • Resources for Source Water Protection
  • Source Water Protection Funding
    • Protecting Drinking Water with DWSRF Set-Asides
  • Regional Source Water Coordinators
Contact Us About Source Water Protection
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Last updated on December 18, 2024
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