Source Water Protection Program Updated:01/2024

The Source Water Protection Program (SWPP)  is designed to help prevent pollution of surface and ground water used as the primary source of drinking water by rural residents.

Through National Rural Water Association (NRWA), full-time rural source water technicians with practical experience are hired. The technicians work with specialists from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and state and county FSA staff, to identify areas where pollution prevention is most needed. Once areas for pollution prevention are identified, technicians work with state rural water associations to create local teams made up of citizens and individuals from federal, state, local, and private organizations. These teams collaborate to create a Rural Source Water Protection plan to promote clean source water. The plan identifies voluntary actions that farmers and ranchers can install to prevent source water pollution.

Find your local FSA office


Contact Source Water Protection Program

 

Contact Source Water Protection Program

USDA Farm Service Agency
14th and Independence Ave., SW.
Washington, DC  20250
Phone: (580) 252-0629


Service Area

Statewide Program in:
  • Alabama
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Louisiana
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming