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National Approach to Source Water Protection
September 27, 2011 Roy Simon, Acting Branch Chief, Prevention Branch EPA HQ Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water
Office of Water/USEPA
Why Protect Source Waters?
• Support state/local economy and protect public health – Difficulty building new water supply sources – Decrease the risk of contamination and treatment
costs for current water supplies – Decrease risks to consumer health
• Potential relief from monitoring and regulatory requirements
SOME POTENTIAL SOURCES of CONTAMINATION to DRINKING
WATER:
Wastewater Systems
Municipal Sanitary Waste Treatment &
Disposal Large-Capacity On-Site
Systems Sewer Collection
Transportation Airports
Railroads/Subways Freeways/Highways Roads/Streets
Commerce/Industrial
Gas Stations Chemical and Petroleum
Storage Dry Cleaners
Mining and Agriculture Irrigation Wells/Drainage
Mining and Agriculture Irrigation
Wells/Drainage
Agriculture Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations Grazing
Crop Production Fertilizer/Pesticide Application
Agriculture Irrigation Wells/Drainage
Residential Septic Systems Lawn/Garden Care Underground and
Aboveground Storage Tanks
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What is Source Water Protection?
• Source Water Protection- the use of prevention practices to protect both surface sources and underground sources of drinking water from actual sources and significant potential sources of contamination.
Source Water
Protection Today
Stormwater Rulemaking Enforcement
Targeting Inspections
Urban Waters
Source Water
Protection Workshops
Agriculture and FFA
Curriculum
Underground Storage Tank Rulemaking
Nutrient Framework and tools (NPDAT)
Water Quality Standards
Rulemaking
Special State Demonstration
s TPL/ASDWA
Source Water Collaborative
National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination
System Rulemaking
Underground Injection Control
Program
Key Aspects of Current EPA Source Water Protection Program Actions
• Source Water Collaborative: group composed of 23 stakeholder organizations who collaborate and act to protect sources of drinking water.
• Source Water Protection Workshops: provides workshops for Regional and local stakeholder groups to promote local source water protection.
• Partnerships with key EPA and Federal Agencies: to promote source water protection in watershed context and to share source water protection information to leverage multiple programs.
• Nutrient Framework and Outreach and Tools: source water protection data and information included in Agency efforts to reduce nutrient pollution in waters.
• Underground Injection Control Program: regulatory program protecting underground sources of drinking water.
• Enforcement Targeting Inspections: increases the agency’s visibility in the effort for compliance within the regulated community.
• Location Data: HUC 12 water system intake density data on EPA web site.
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EPA Source Water Protection Program Activities
• USDA and EPA Future Farmers of America High School Lessons: provides targeted public awareness of agricultural impact and best practices on both ground and surface water.
• Special State Demonstrations (TPL/ASDWA): aids states in developing successful approaches that integrate state land use and water programs to protect sources of drinking water.
• National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System CAFO Rulemaking: rulemakings can provide new criteria for permit writers to protect source waters.
• Water Quality Standards Rulemaking: rulemaking updates to current CWA regulations and can strengthen source water protection efforts.
• Stormwater Rulemaking: rulemaking to protect source waters from runoff during and after wet weather events.
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SWP Priorities for 2012 • Reduce contamination from sources of nutrients -- septic
systems, storm water, and agriculture e.g. EPA Nutrients Initiative
• Build partnerships in protection programs e.g. Source Water Collaborative
• Communicate key messages to key audiences e.g. Future Farmers
of America (FFA) Lessons and FFA Convention, outreach to agricultural stakeholders including USDA, NACD
• Partner with states to substantially implementing source water
protection , e.g. targeting local action at community water systems level to protect population served
• Ensure availability of quality water e.g. Water supply analysis,
Climate Change Adaptation initiatives
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Key FY 2012 Priority Action Actions to Reduce Nutrient Loadings to Source
Waters • Support Office of Water Nutrient Framework
– Champion participation by state and local drinking water managers in state and local nutrient loading reduction planning
• GIS-based analysis to identify source waters for priority protection by matching nutrient load data and water system contaminant information
• Support the Source Water Collaborative’s efforts on Nutrient Loading Reduction to source waters
– Collaborative action to partner with USDA, inform NACD county officials (Soil and Water Conservation District Chapters), and sponsor National Webcasts
• Leverage Clean Water Act nitrogen and phosphorus strategic actions and outreach
– Make drinking water GIS Data accessible on EPA websites
Drinking Water GIS Data
• EPA has developed drinking water GIS layers that will released through 2 mapping tools later this fall – MyWaters mapper (http://www.epa.gov/waters/) – Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution Data Access Tool
(http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/standards/criteria/nutrients/npdat_index.cfm)
• Layers display intakes or wells on a watershed (HUC12) basis to protect facility locations
FY 2012 Build Partnerships in Protection Programs
American Planning Association American Water Works Assoc. Assoc. of Metropolitan Water Agencies ASDWA Assoc. of State & Interstate Water
Pollution Control Administrators Assoc. of State and Territorial Health
Officials Clean Water Fund Environmental Finance Center The Groundwater Foundation GWPC National Assoc. of Counties
Nat’l Environmental Services Ctr NGWA NRWA N. American Lake Mgmt Society River Network Rural Community Assistance Partnership Trust for Public Land USDA – Farm Service Agency USDA – Forest Service U.S. EPA U.S. Geological Survey Water Systems Council
Source Water Collaborative Member Organizations
FY 2012 Communicate Key Messages to Key Audiences
– Conservation Districts (http://www.nacdnet.org/about/districts/websites/index.phtml)
– National Rural Water Association
(www.nrwa.org)
– State and Local Technical Committees (www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/StateTech/)
– Drinking water utilities (http://www.epa.gov/safewater/dwinfo/index.html)
– Source Water Collaborative members (www.protectdrinkingwater.org)
– FFA Alumni Associations & Chapters
(https://www.ffa.org/getinvolved/alumni/Pages/default.aspx)
Leave you with this thought…
We are integrally linked. It is the integration/coordination of researchers, federal, state, and local governments, NGOs and industry practitioners that will create viable and sustainable options for source water.
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Source Water
Protection Today
Stormwater Rulemaking Enforcement
Targeting Inspections
Special State
Demonstrations
TPL/ASDWA
Source Water Protection Workshops
Agriculture and FFA
Curriculum
Underground Storage Tank Rulemaking
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System
Rulemaking
Water Quality
Standards Rulemaking
Urban Waters
Source Water Collaborative
Nutrient Innovation Task Group
Underground Injection Control Program
For More Information • http://water.epa.gov/infrastructure/drinkingwater/
sourcewater/protection
• http://water.epa.gov/scitech/
• http://www.sourcewatercollaborative.org
• http://www.epa.gov/waters
• http://water.epa.gov/scitech/swguidance/standards/criteria/nutrients/npdat_index.cfm