Source Water Protection Planning in NC

 Current

State of Affairs  SWPP Process  SWPP Resources/Tools  Success Stories – Approved Plans

 Recognized

by EPA as a top strategy  Procedures already exist  Supporting data is available  Economic incentives are available

Politically correct  Increasing demand on limited resource 

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Form a local SWP development team  Examine your source water assessment  Inventory potential contamination sources  Define focus areas and action items  Develop a contingency plan  Create a schedule for implementing the plan  Submit the plan for approval 

 Guidance

manual  Supporting data - tools  Economic incentives  State personnel  NCRWA specialist

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SWAP report › Watershed areas › PCSs

SWAP application  Project locator 

Voluntary effort  Length of process  Staff turnover  $ for implementation 

7 approved plans (3 incoming)  9 systems covered by plans  227,229 - population served by systems covered by plans 

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