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The Source Water Collaborative & the SMART About Water Program

The Source Water Collaborative & the SMART About Water Program. Steve Heare, Director, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water, USEPA. The Source Water Collaborative: Overview.

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The Source Water Collaborative & the SMART About Water Program

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  1. The Source Water Collaborative & the SMART About Water Program Steve Heare, Director, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground Water & Drinking Water, USEPA

  2. The Source Water Collaborative: Overview • Group of 19 national organizations working to advance source water protection at all levels, by promoting land stewardship and smart planning decisions • Vision statement signed early 2006 • Web Site: www.ProtectDrinkingWater.org American Planning Association | American Water Works Association | Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies | Association of State Drinking Water Administrators | Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators | Association of State and Territorial Health Officials | Clean Water Fund | Environmental Finance Center Network | Groundwater Foundation | Ground Water Protection Council | National Association of Counties | National Ground Water Association | National Rural Water Association | North American Lake Management Society | River Network | The Trust for Public Land | U.S. Department of Agriculture - Farm Service Agency | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | U.S. Geological Survey

  3. The SWC: Recent Activities • Planner’s Guide • Research Agenda and the Cost-Benefit Tool • Your Water. Your Decision. campaign and the Local Officials Guide • Recent members: ASTHO, NGWA, USDA

  4. The SWC: Future Activities • Tracking the Your Water. Your Decision. campaign • Next Target Audience – Water Utilities • Case Studies of Collaborative Activities • Reaching out to new members

  5. The SWC & SMART About Water: Partnership Opportunities • SMART About Water will strengthen the partnership of SWC members with local wastewater managers and health officials • The SWC will expand the audiences that WVU/RCAP can reach through their training programs • Products will be mutually beneficial (training, training materials, guides, websites, etc.)

  6. ProtectDrinkingWater.org

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