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Source Water Protection Program

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The August 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act directed EPA to support the protection of all public drinking water sources.

Building on the foundations laid by Wellhead Protection programs, EPA is now working with States, tribes and communities to develop the Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP) program. These programs address potential contamination of both surface and subsurface sources.

Resources

• State Source Water Assessment and Protection Programs (SWAP) Guidance (PDF) (160pp, 488K)
• Protecting Sources of Drinking Water: Case Studies in Watershed Management (PDF) (41pp, 721K) - The case studies detail seventeen drinking water suppliers' experience with watershed assessment, public outreach, working with local and state governments, local partnering, and land acquisition.
• Conference Proceedings: 2007 Western States Ground Water and Source Water Protection Forum

Planning Resources for Forest Service and BLM

• Source Water and Wellhead Protection 2005 Workshop Summary (PDF) (28pp, 205k)
• Recommendations for Incorporating Source Water Protection into the Federal Land Management Planning Process (PDF) (2 pp, 31K)
• Source Water Protection Best Management Practices(PDF) (23 pp, 133K)
• Federal Overview of Source Water Protection Program (PDF) (20 pp, 616K)
• Water Availability and Use in the West, USGS Presentation (PDF) (23 pp, 821K)

State Source Water Protection Programs

• Alaska (1.3mb, 22 pp, pdf)
• Idaho (941kb, 6 pp, pdf)
• Oregon (616kb, pp, pdf)
• Washington (616kb, pp, Powerpoint Presentation)

Contacts

EPA Eric Winiecki (206) 553-6904 Alaska Chris Miller (907) 269-7549 Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Drinking Water Protection Program Coordinator 555 Cordova St Anchorage, Alaska 99501 FAX: (907) 269-3990 Idaho Amy Williams Division of Environmental Quality 1410 North Hilton Street Boise, ID 83706 TEL: (208) 373-0115

Oregon Sheree Stewart Oregon Department of Environmental Quality 811 S. W. Sixth Avenue Portland, OR 97204 TEL: (503)229-5413 Dennis Nelson Oregon Department of Human Services Drinking Water Program 442 A Street Springfield, OR 97477 Washington Mike Means (360)236-3178 Washington Department of Health P O Box 47849 Olympia, WA 98504-7849

Point of contact: Eric Winiecki
E-Mail: winiecki.eric@epa.gov
Phone Number: (206) 553-6904

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