What is Drinking Water Source Protection?
For each public water system, Drinking Water Source Protection involves two phases: ASSESSMENT and PROTECTION.
ASSESSMENT is determining the area around the public water system's well(s) or intake(s) that will be the focus of protection (delineation), and then listing all of the facilities or activities within that area that could potentially release chemicals that would contaminate the source water (inventory). Based on the delineation, inventory, and the local geology, the likelihood of the source water becoming contaminated is determined (susceptibility analysis). Since 2001, Ohio EPA staff have provided public water systems with assessments; however, some public water systems prefer to hire a hydrogeologic consulting firm.
PROTECTION refers to the activities undertaken by the public water supplier and other interested parties to protect the SWAP area. For this purpose, Ohio EPA strongly encourages municipal public water suppliers to form a local planning team and develop a "Drinking Water Source Protection Plan". See the next tab - CREATING A PROTECTION PLAN - for detailed information on this.
PROTECTION refers to the activities undertaken by the public water supplier and other interested parties to protect the SWAP area. For this purpose, Ohio EPA strongly encourages municipal public water suppliers to form a local planning team and develop a "Drinking Water Source Protection Plan". See the next tab - CREATING A PROTECTION PLAN - for detailed information on this.
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