• Citizen Involvement in Source Water Protection
  This page provides information on how to learn about source water protection in your area, things you can do to protect your drinking water and steps you can take in source water planning at the community level. The links to fact sheets, guides and other resources below can help citizens take an active role in source water protection.

• Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR)
  Public water suppliers that serve the same people year round (community water systems) are required to provide consumer confidence reports (CCR) also known as annual water quality reports or drinking water quality reports, to their customers. The CCR summarizes information regarding sources used (i.e., rivers, lakes, reservoirs, or aquifers) any detected contaminants, compliance and educational information.

• Drinking Water Academy
  Provides online training and information to ensure that water professionals, public officials, and involved citizens have the knowledge and skills necessary to protect our drinking water supply.

• Drinking Water: Consumer Information on Water Quality, Public Health and Other Topics
  This site has information for communities on a range of drinking water topics.

• Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters
  The Drinking Water Mapping Application to Protect Source Waters or DWMAPS is EPA’s online mapping tool to help you find information about drinking water in your community. 

• Emergency Preparedness

• This page provides information to water consumers, water and wastewater utilities, and private well and septic owners to help in emergency/incident response efforts. It is important to be prepared because drinking water and wastewater disruptions can directly threaten your health, the health of your family, and the health of your community.

• Local Government Resources for Source Water Protectiion
  This page identifies ways that local entities can plan for and implement source water protection. The information below contains links to technical guidance, funding, best management practice tools and resources.

• Water: What You Can Do
  Provides information on how you can get involved including ways to protect human health and the environment by raising awareness about potential threats to your drinking water, local rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, the fish and shellfish you eat, and aquatic ecosystems.

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