About Us
The Source Water Collaborative (SWC) is comprised of federal, state, and local partners who united to protect America's drinking water at the source - in the lakes, rivers, streams and aquifers we tap for drinking purposes.
The SWC combines the strengths and tools of a diverse set of member organizations to act now and protect drinking water sources for generations to come.
The SWC has come together to further the goals of protecting sources of drinking water - recognizing that resources are extremely limited, authorities are split and those who can protect source waters are widespread.
Each national organization in the Collaborative understands and appreciates the importance of source water protection as part of their overall mission. Each organization also recognizes the synergy of coordinated actions and the need for leveraging one another's resources to increase the chances for success over each entity going it alone.
The national organizations and their state contacts are displayed on the SWC website www.protectdrinkingwater.org
SWC materials are backed by 23 organizations, giving national heft to recommended local solutions. When the SWC produces materials, it's a win-win for everyone.
About the Guide
No guide on an issue as complicated as source water protection could ever cover everything in four short pages. But here’s what the guide can do: Raise awareness. Show how to turn ideas into action. And provide resources where more in-depth information can be found.
The SWC has created Your Water. Your Decision. to provide members and others interested in protecting drinking water with a tool for starting a conversation with local officials about what can be done in their community to protect sources of drinking water.