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NOTICE: Links to non-EPA sites do not imply any official EPA endorsement of, or responsibility for, the opinions, ideas, data or products presented at those locations, or guarantee the validity of the information provided. Links to non-EPA servers are provided solely as a pointer to information on topics related to environmental protection that may be useful to EPA staff and the public.
Contacts for Non-EPA Organizations
- U.S. Department of the Interior: Geological Survey (USGS), Water Resources of the United States, Water Science Center Directors - Contains a clickable map linking to the Water Science Center Directors in each state.
- Federal Business Opportunities - Federal Business Opportunities is the single government point-of-entry for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - National programs page for the USDA ARS, containing links to the 22 national program areas.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Water Science Institute, Waterborne Pathogens in Agricultural Watersheds - This publication introduces the subject of pathogenic organisms and measures used to reduce their transport into the environment.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Public Health Assessments and Consultations - Links to public health assessments from October 1994 to the present.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, ToxFAQs - Frequently asked questions about contaminants found at hazardous waste sites, including links to more information for specific toxins.
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U.S. Department of the Interior: Geological Survey (USGS), Data from Selected National Stream Water-Quality Monitoring Networks - A journal article that looks at data from selected USGS national stream water-quality monitoring networks.
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U.S. Department of the Interior: Geological Survey (USGS), National Water-Use Data System - This data systems is an information storage and retrieval system containing reports summarizing water use trends in the United States.
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U.S. Department of the Interior: Geological Survey (USGS), Real Time Water Data - This Hammer Award winning site provides real-time river flow information for thousands of locations, including drought and flood conditions.
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U.S. Department of the Interior: Geological Survey (USGS), Science in Your Watershed - Provides scientific information organized on a watershed basis.
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) Web Sites
- American Water Works Association (AWWA): Conferences - Provides information and call for papers for conferences including those related to source water protection.
- American Water Works Association (AWWA): Source Water Protection Committee - Provides information and links related to the source water protection committee including information on committee activities.
- Association of State Drinking Water Administrators (ASDWA) - Trade association for state drinking water administrators with responsibility for source water protection.
- Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators (ASIWPCA) - ASIWPCA members are the state, interstate and territorial officials who are responsible for the implementation of surface water protection programs including integration of Clean Water Act (CWA) and Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) programs.
- Conservation Technology Information Center - The Conservation Technology Information Center is a national, nonprofit public/private partnership working to promote soil and water quality. Includes state contacts and information on agricultural programs that can be used to support source water protection.
- Conservation Technology Information Center: Know Your Watershed - Contains links to watershed documents, outreach and educational programs, watershed organizations, information networks, and other resources.
- Ground Water Foundation: Festival Expedition - Festival Expedition is an up-close, informational, 2-day workshop designed especially for those who want to learn about hosting a children's water event in their community.
- Ground Water Foundation: Programs and Events - Contains information, publications, and tools to educate and motivate people to care for and about groundwater including public and youth education and involvement, Ground Water Guardian and source water workshops.
- Ground Water Protection Council - Professional organization for state ground water program administrators.
- Ground Water Report to the Nation: A Call to Action - This report was developed under a US EPA cooperative agreement. It has unique information not found on EPA’s website about ground water resources.
- Interstate Council on Water Policy (ICWP) - ICWP is the national organization of state, interstate, and regional water resource management agencies and provides information about River Basin Organizations active in source water protection.
- League of Women Voters: Tools for Drinking Water Protection - The League of Women Voters supports stringent controls to protect the quality of current and potential drinking water supplies and provides information and educational resources to support the protection of water resources.
- National Association of Counties (NACo) - NACo provides information for counties and local governments relating to source water including agricultural programs and a resource center, and training and technical assistance with information on land use and water quality.
- National Center for Small Communities: Small Town Wellhead and Source Water Protection Initiative - Resources for local leaders, especially in small communities.
- National Ground Water Association (NGWA) - NGWA is a non-profit membership organization which provides ground water protection educational materials including the National Ground Water Information Center and Ground Water Awareness Week.
- National Rural Water Association (NRWA) - NRWA assists small water systems and rural communities through grassroots support, research funding, technical assistance and legal representation.
- National Science Foundation Center for Integrated Pest Management (CIPM). - Provides information about integrated pest management at the state, regional, and national level.
- Nature Conservancy: Private Lands Conservation - This group protects land by using various tools such as land trusts, conservation easements, private reserves and incentives.
- New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission (NEIWPCC): Drinking Water - NEIWPCC is a not-for-profit interstate agency working to protect surface water and has published resource materials that address source water protection.
- Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission: Source Water Assessment Program - Description of multi-state assessment protocols and link to resource documents.
- Rural Community Action Program (RCAP) - RCAP specializes in rural community development by providing technical assistance, training and financial resources to small communities for drinking water protection and conservation and as well as links to regional partners.
- Trust for Public Lands (TPL) - TPL provides information about federal, national and local efforts relevant to source water protection including conservation finance, watershed protection and local programs.
Publications by Other Organizations
- EPA's Geospatial Data Clearinghouse - Provides information about geospatial data available through EPA.
- EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPTS): Pollution Prevention and Toxics Databases - Contains various databases on chemicals.
- EPA's Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (OWOW): Cornell Mixing Zone Expert System - Information from this site can be used for the analysis, prediction, and design of aqueous toxic or conventional pollutant discharges into diverse water bodies.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Mapping And Analysis Center. - Provides national level Geographic Information System (GIS) support and coordination from FEMA.
- Georgia Department of Environmental Protection: Source Water Assessment Implementation Plan (PDF) (51 pp, 408K, About PDF)- This document presents the Georgia Environmental Protection Division's implementation plan and strategies for assessing potential contamination and promoting protection of Georgia's drinking water sources.
- Ground Water Foundation: Ground Water Guardian Publications - A variety of publications that serve as resources for teams as they work toward ground water education and protection.
- Ground Water Foundation: Let's Make a Difference, Mobilizing for Community Action - This community action booklet provides information about how to organize community efforts to protect ground water.
- Ground Water Foundation: Wellhead Protection, Lessons Learned through Local Stewardship - This booklet covers the basic steps of an effective Wellhead Protection Program, community protection goals, outcomes and obstacles.
- Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN): Source Water Awareness Media Tool Kit - Contains a toolbox with information to assist local government officials in their efforts to protect the environment and public health. The tools (interactive software or documents that require user input) are designed to help users perform operations and calculations necessary to fulfill environmental reporting requirements and development a helpful environmental program.
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas, Best Management Practices for Dealing with Storm Water Runoff - Provides links to the Protecting Water Quality in Urban Areas Manual developed by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
- National Center for Small Communities (NCSC): Source Water 2000 - This publication discusses typical rural water systems including drinking water and source water assessment procedures and the role that both local government and citizen groups play in water quality protection and funding initiatives.
- National Center for Small Communities (NCSC): Tapping Your Own Resources, A Decision-Maker's Guide for Small Town Drinking Water - This guide is intended for small system owners and managers who are seeking to understand the flexibility available under the Safe Drinking Water Act amendments.
- National Safety Council: Environmental Health Center, Drinking Water Bulletins - Provides information about drinking water and that actions that can be taken to protect current and future drinking water quality.
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): The Consequences of Urban Stormwater Pollution - The stormwater case studies collected in this report describe and evaluate implemented stormwater control projects and programs across the United States.
- Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development: Water Quality Model Code and Guidebook - This guidebook designed to aid local government with integrating Oregon's Transportation and Growth Management Program's "smart development" codes with local program ordinances designed to help achieve water quality objectives.
- Protecting Our Water: A Primer for Preventing Pathogenic Contamination of Drinking Water Sources - The purpose of this primer , from the Ground Water Foundation, is to provide information on common waterborne pathogens, their sources, how they contaminate water, and how to prevent pathogenic contamination of drinking water sources. Individual community case studies are included to showcase strategies for protecting sources of drinking water and lessons learned.
- South Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council: Non-Point Pollution Prevention for Homeowners - This document describes everyday activities that have the potential to contribute to nonpoint source pollutant loadings.
- Stormwater Manager's Resource Center: Non-Stormwater Factsheet, Septic Systems - This factsheet provides information on siting and design considerations, maintenance issues, and the limitations of septic systems.
- Texas A&M, Texas Agricultural Extension Service: Pesticide Characteristics that Affect Water Quality - This publication outlines and explains several factors to consider when assessing a pesticide's potential for affecting water quality.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): National Agricultural Statistics Service - A compilation of data on virtually every facet of U.S. agriculture production.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Backyard Conservation, Bringing Conservation from the Countryside to your Backyard - Contains ten conservation practices have been scaled down into tip sheets offering "how to" steps and helpful hints for homeowners and city residents to use in their yards.
- U.S. Department of the Interior: Geological Survey (USGS) and Army, User's Guide for Source Water Assessment and Protection at Army Installations - Contains a quick screening analysis to determine if a source water assessment is needed, a source water assessment case study, tools used in source water assessment and protection, and a list of contacts.
- U.S. Department of the Interior: Geological Survey (USGS), National Water Quality Assessment Program - Provides access to chemical, biological, and physical water quality data from study units (basins) across the nation.
- U.S. Department of the Interior: Geological Survey (USGS), Pesticides in Ground Water - This report summarizes a comprehensive analysis of existing information on national and regional patterns of pesticides in the atmosphere and major influences on their sources and transport.
- Water Education Foundation: A Workbook for Tribes - The publication includes information on the importance of protecting source water from pollution and includes a step-by-step workplan for Tribes interested in developing a protection plan for their drinking water.
State Drinking Water Protection Web sites
- Alabama: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation: Drinking Water Program - Provides source water program info and links to assessments.
- Alaska: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- American Samoa: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Arizona: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Arkansas: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- California: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Source Water Assessment and Protection Program
- Colorado: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Connecticut: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Delaware: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- District of Columbia Department of Health: Source Water Assessment Program - Provides program information and links to the assessment.
- District of Columbia: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Florida: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources: Water Resources Branch - Provides program information about the source water assessment program.
- Georgia: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Guam: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Hawaii: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Idaho: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Illinois: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Indiana: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Iowa: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Kansas: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Kentucky: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality: Aquifer Evaluation and Protection - Provides information on drinking water protection, wellhead protection and source water assessments.
- Louisiana: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Maine Department of Health and Human Services: Source Water Protection Program - Provides program information about source water and wellhead protection.
- Maine: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Maryland: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Massachusetts: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Michigan: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency: Above Ground Storage Tank (AST) Systems - Above ground storage tank information is given on this Web site including tank registration, as well as the tanks database which provides information about registered above-ground and underground storage tanks in Minnesota.
- Minnesota: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Mississippi: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Missouri: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Montana: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Nebraska: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Nevada: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- New Hampshire: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- New Jersey: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- New Mexico: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- New York: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- North Carolina: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- North Dakota Department of Health: Wellhead Protection Program - Provides program information and links to assessment status and maps.
- North Dakota: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Northern Mariana Islands: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Ohio: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Oklahoma: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Oregon: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Pennsylvania: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Puerto Rico: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Rhode Island Department Of Health: Source Water Assessment and Protection - Provides program information and links to community water system assessments.
- Rhode Island: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- South Dakota: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation: Source Water Assessment Program - Provides program information and a link to completed assessments.
- Tennessee: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Texas: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Utah: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Vermont: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Virgin Islands: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Virginia: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Washington: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- West Virginia: State and Local Drinking Water Information - Provides information about state drinking water offices, local drinking water suppliers, and trends among drinking water systems.
- Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality: Source Water Assessment and Protection Program - Provides program information about source water and wellhead protection.