West Virginia
Source Water Assessment and
 Wellhead Protection Program

The mission of the West Virginia Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) is to assess, preserve, and protect the state's source waters which are used to supply water for the state's public water systems. The West Virginia Bureau for Public Health (BPH), is the lead agency responsible for the state's SWAP. The 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act require all states to adopt a SWAP program. The program is integrated with the Wellhead Protection Program and West Virginia Watershed Management Framework which networks with many state and federal agencies as well as other governmental entities. The stakeholder mosaic of the SWAP will include and encourage full participation extending from the largest governmental entity through local governments and individual members of the public. The goal of the SWAP is to prevent degradation of source waters which may preclude present and future uses of our drinking water supplies to provide safe water in sufficient quantity to users.

 

Guide for Developing a Local Source Water and Protection Program

New *2009  Wellhead and Source Water Protection Grants *

Source Water Educational Posters

 

For information on Private Wells:

http://www.wvdhhr.org/phs/water/index.asp

For information on Water Well Driller and Pump Installer Certifications:

http://www.wvdhhr.org/oehs/eed/swap/training%26certification/

 

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