What is Source Water Protection

Source water protection is a proactive approach to safeguarding, maintaining, or improving the quality and/or quantity of drinking water sources and their contributing areas.

What is Source Water

Source water is a raw, untreated supply of water – typically surface water or groundwater – used for current or potential future drinking water.

For more information, please refer to the following resources.

Whiteboard Animation on Nutrient Runoff

The Forest Water Relationship