About the Source Water Assessment and Protection Program Also known as "Wellhead Protection" and "Drinking Water Source Protection", the Source Water Assessment and Protection (SWAP) Program assists public water suppliers with protecting sources of drinking water (streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, and aquifers) from contamination. More... 2011 SWAP Program Updates Previous yearly SWAP updates

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Drinking Water Source Assessment Reports

• Accessing Reports, Maps, and GIS Data

Protecting Your Source of Drinking Water

• Why Protect Your Source of Drinking Water?
• Community Involvement in Source Water Protection
• Developing a Protection Plan
  • Protection Plan Example (Village of Versailles, Darke County, Ohio)
  • Protection Planning Guidances
  • Funding Sources for Protection Planning Activities

ENDORSED PROTECTION PLANS

• Municipal Systems with Endorsed Protection Plans (as of August 4, 2011)
• Non-Municipal Systems with Endorsed Protection Plans (as of August 4, 2011)

PROTECTION PLAN COMPONENTS

• Source Control Strategies
  • Implementing Best Management Practices
  • Example Ordinances
  • Contaminants in Ground Water
• Education and Outreach (Resources)
  • Drinking Water Protection Area Roadway Signs
  • Video: Ground Water and the Wellhead Protection Program
  • Activity Book: Once Upon a Wellfield-The Adventures of Dew
  • Posters: What YOU can do to Protect your Source of Drinking Water
  • Consumer Confidence Reports
  • Source Water Environmental Education Teams (SWEET)
  • "Your Water, Your Decision" - build a customized brochure on drinking water protection
• Source Water Monitoring
  • Ground Water Monitoring Guidance for Wellhead Protection
  • Developing Source Water Protection Plans for Public Drinking Water Systems using Inland Surface Waters
  • Volunteer Stream Monitoring: A Methods Manual
• Contingency Planning
  • Drinking Water Supply Emergency Plan

Additional Information

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Rules and Regulations Concerning Activities in SWAP Areas
• Publications, Guidance Documents and Fact Sheets
• Ohio's Sole Source Aquifers
• Data Requests
• Contact Source Water Protection Staff