Source Water Protection
Source water protection is a core priority for AMWA members. The association supports protection, preservation and cleanup of this nation’s surface water resources through control of both point and nonpoint source pollution. AMWA supports utilizing the watershed approach as the framework for bringing together all stakeholders to identify problems within a watershed and to solve water quality concerns.
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www.protectdrinkingwater.org)
AMWA participates in the Source Water Collaborative (SWC), an organization of federal, state and local partners who have come together to further the goals of protecting sources of drinking water. SWC organizations recognize that resources are extremely limited, authorities are split, and the actors who can actually protect source waters are diffuse. Each organization recognizes the synergy of coordinated actions and the need for leveraging each other’s resources in order to increase the chances for success over each entity going it alone.
Ad-Hoc Source Water Protection Committee
Originally formed to develop the Source Water Protection Webcasts, AMWA's ad-hoc Source Water Protection (SWP) Committee provides feedback on SWC projects and other source water related issues where AMWA is involved. Members can find out more about the ad-hoc SWP committee by contacting Erica Brown (
brown@amwa.net).
Source Water Protection Webcasts
Source water protection is a core priority for AMWA members. The association supports protection, preservation and cleanup of this nation’s surface water resources through control of both point and nonpoint source pollution. AMWA supports utilizing the watershed approach as the framework for bringing together all stakeholders to identify problems within a watershed and to solve water quality concerns.
AMWA and EPA produced a series of three webcasts on source water protection topics in 2006. All three are available for viewing here.
Webcast One focused on real-time reporting, raw water monitoring, emerging contaminants, source water protection plans, and long-term monitoring, trends, and data sharing.
Webcast Two discussed land development and its impact on source water protection.
Webcast Three addressed interagency and intercommunity outreach, coordination, and partnership campaigns.
