Source Water Protection Program

Regional Information

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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 previous wellhead protection programs, EPA is 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 water 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 (winiecki.eric@epa.gov)
(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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