Local Government Resources

Some states will delegate aspects of Source Water Assessment Programs (SWAP) to local governments. As such, local leaders need to be aware of SWAP requirements. Perhaps even more importantly, local officials in every state may want to take advantage of opportunities for building on these requirements to put local source water protection measures in place. Three key organizations representing local officials are actively providing information on SWAPs to community leaders across the country. These organizations are the International City/County Management Association , the National Association of Towns and Townships (particularly its educational arm, the National Center for Small Communites ), and the National Association of Counties .

For information on source water protection available from these organizations, contact the following webpages:

The International City/County Management Association’s (ICMA) LGEAN (Local Government Environmental Assistance Network) drinking water protection page - then click on drinking water topic below the map.

The National Center for Small Communities’ (NCSC) source water page

The National Association of Counties’ (NACo) source water page

For publications relevant to source water protection available online from these organizations, see the following:

Action Guide for Source Water Funding: small town and rural county strategies for protecting critical water supplies (NCSC)

Source Water 2000: funding and assistance programs to protect small town and rural drinking water (NCSC)

A Small Town Source Water Primer: building support for protection programs (NCSC) - COMING SOON

A source water awareness toolkit - a guide to assist small, rural communities develop a media campaign strategy for drinking water source protection. (ICMA)

Source Water Protection: What’s In It for You? (ICMA)

Preventing Pollution in Our Cities and Counties: A Compendium of Case Studies (NACo)

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