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Source Water Assessment and Protection in North Carolina
Protecting the Water You Drink

Source water is the untreated water from streams, rivers, lakes, or groundwater aquifers that are sources of public drinking water. Source water undergoes many treatment processes before it reaches the consumer. Protecting your source water can reduce the extent and expense of water treatment needed for drinking water. NC's source water programs are based on the federal programs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) Source Water Protection (SWP) Program

Learn about Your Drinking Water Source: Reports assessing the susceptibility of each PWS intake. Learn about SWAP, NC's SWAP Plan, NC SWAPinfo (Computer Application),SWAP Report Verification Forms; Locate Drinking Water Assessment Area (New)

Protecting the Water You Drink: Information about source water protection for watersheds and wells. Learn about SWP, SWP Success Stories in NC, Wellhead Protection Program (WHP), Water Supply Watershed Program (WSWP), Funding and Other Resources for SWP, SWP Guidance Document
 
NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources 

NC Source Water Programs
1634 Mail Service Center • Raleigh, NC 27699-1634
Click to get report. NC Swap Info Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) Maps are protection areas delineated around public water supply wells as identified in local Wellhead Protection plans.  USGS Study outlines methods for rating Unsaturated Zone and the Watershed Characteristics, factors used in assessing susceptibility.  NC's SWAP Plan, approved by EPA in November 1999, outlines the PWS Section's approach to assessing the susceptibility of PWS intakes.