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Protecting Your Public Water Supply… Why Groundwater Protection?
  • Helps educate water customers and community leaders about where their water comes from.
  • Community becomes responsible for protecting their water source.
  • Possibly eliminates the need for primacy and federal requirements.
  • Prevents contamination of groundwater supplies
Wellhead Protection as a Six-Step Program
  1. Select a Planning Team. Utilize staff, community leaders and elected officials.
  2. Delineate the Protection Area. We at rural water take the lead here and map the area most likely to be influenced by spills and leaks.
  3. Identify the Potential Contaminant Sources (PCS’s) within the delineated area.   The source water assessment plan (SWAP) is the beginning point for finding these PCS’s.
  4. Management Approaches to the PCS’s. Voluntary and regulatory approaches can be used to protect your wells.
  5. Development of a Contingency/ Emergency Response Plan. Planning for the what ifs in life is important to our water customers to insure good quality water for a lifetime.
  6. Update your plan: Every 5 years your plan should be completely updated. Plans should be
    updated sooner if wells are abandoned or new ones added.
Copyright North Carolina Rural  Water Association  
PO Box 540 |  Welcome, NC 27374
Phone: (336) 731-6963 | info@ncrwa.com
  • Home
  • About Us
    • Board of Directors
    • Staff
    • NCRWA Regions
    • Contact
    • Send us a Letter of Thanks
  • Training & Events
    • Calendar
    • FAQ
    • Training Division Resources and Links
    • Engineer PGH Training Series
    • Continuing Education
    • Certification Schools
    • Backflow & Cross Connection
    • Utility Management Certification
    • Utility Board
    • Flagger
    • Online Training
    • Customer Service
    • Annual Conference >
      • Water Taste Contest
      • NCRWA Awards & Scholarships
    • Leadership Summit
  • Membership
    • Join Us
    • Member Login
    • Member Directory
    • Online Membership Directory
  • Technical Assistance
    • Wastewater Assistance
    • Circuit Riders
    • Source Water Protection
    • Wellhead Protection
    • GIS/GPS Mapping
  • Affinity Programs
    • Leak Adjustment
    • Utility Professional Program
    • Website Development
  • Publications
  • Legislative Advocacy
  • Classifieds
    • Job Bank
    • NCRWA Store
    • Items For Sale
    • Items Wanted
  • Employee Spotlight