Source Water Collaborative
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Twenty-five national organizations have united to protect America’s drinking water at the source – in the lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers we tap for drinking purposes. The Source Water Collaborative (SWC) was originally formed in 2006 with the goal to combine the strengths and tools of a diverse set of member organizations to act now, and protect drinking water sources for generations to come.
Comprised of federal, state, and local partners, the SWC has come together to further the goals of protecting sources of drinking water – recognizing that resources are extremely limited, authorities are split, and the actors who can actually protect source waters are diffuse. Each national organization in the Collaborative understands and appreciates the importance of source water protection. Individually, each promotes implementation of source water protection in their overall mission. 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.
Participants of the April 22, 2013 SWC Meeting at U.S. EPA in Washington, D.C.
Learn about our members’ activities & how to reach them.
The national Source Water Collaborative members are:
- American Planning Association
- American Water Works Association
- Association of Clean Water Administrators
- Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
- Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
- Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
- Clean Water Action/Clean Water Fun
- Environmental Finance Center Network
- Ground Water Protection Council
- Groundwater Foundation
- National Association of Conservation Districts
- National Association of Counties
- National Environmental Services Center
- National Ground Water Association
- National Rural Water Association
- North American Lake Management Society
- River Network
- Rural Community Assistance Partnership
- Smart Growth America
- The Trust for Public Land
- U.S. Department of Agriculture – Farm Service Agency
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Forest Service (Northeastern Area)
- U.S. Geological Survey
- Water Systems Council
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RESOURCES
New for 2015 – Collaboration Toolkit Resources
The Source Water Collaborative issured a Call to Action – A Recommitment to Assessing and Protecting Sources of Drinking Water.
The core document outlining a series of key actions for all stakeholders is available now. More detailed resources are available above. The SWC is encouraging all members to help promote this Call to Action, which is now available on the SWC home page. The SWC’s full promotion of the Call to Action is planned for early 2015. The full promotion will also feature a companion document that includes informational resources and tools for SWC organizations and their members to facilitate the proposed actions.
SWC PRODUCTS
- Guide for Land Use Planners (PDF)
- Guide for Local Officials (PDF)
- Guide for Ag Leaders: Field to Faucet (PDF)
- Field to Faucet Guide Insert (PDF)
- Customizable Tool: Create Your Own Local Official’s Guide
- SWP Cost Benefit Tool*
* Note: This tool was funded by the Water Research Foundation, with input and recommendations from the SWC
Meeting Materials from the national Source Water Collaborative
September 2014
- September 16th Meeting Agenda
- Draft National Call to Action
- Draft Call to Action Communications Plan
- Key Highlights of State/Watershed Collaboratives
- Draft How-to Collaborate Promotional Handout
- Summary of Coca-Cola SWC Opportunities
- Current SWC Member Contact List
January 2014
- January 14th Meeting Agenda
- Overview of 2013 SWC Pilot Projects
- Overview How-To Collaborate Toolkit
- Collaboration Toolkit Highlights PowerPoint
- Collaboration Toolkit Promotional Handout
- Collaboration Toolkit Promotional Language