Source Water Protection Activity Guide

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Source Water Protection Program

Protection Activity: Planning

A source water protection program is designed to protect public water supply wells and intakes. The goal is to prevent contaminants from entering public water supply wells and intakes by managing the land that contributes water to the wells and intakes. Source water or wellhead protection planning is one way to ensure a community has a long-term source of clean water. Program actions include reviewing the source water assessment for the public water supply, inventorying potential contaminants in the delineated source water area, and developing and implementing a source water protection plan.



Resources for this Protection Activity:
  • Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
    Information on water quality grants, loans, and other resources.
  • Source Water Assessments
    Source water assessment information for Idaho public water systems is accessible using the Source Water Assessment Database. The database provides information on the assessed sources (well, spring, or surface water intake), including a potential contaminant inventory, susceptibility (to contamination) summary, maps (both a static and dynamic map) of the source water delineation, and a summary report.

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