Major Elements
In general, the Source Water Assessment Programs for West Virginia consists of three major elements:
- Delineation of SWPAs -- Area that contributes ground water or
surface water to a public water supply system.
- Identification of significant potential sources of contamination
-- Locating the facilities or land uses within that area that may
threaten the water quality.
- Susceptibility analysis -- The susceptibility of the systems to
contamination.
A complete description of the W.V. SWAP is available on this website.
In accordance with the 1996 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act,
the W.V. SWAP has prepared for submission to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) a complete description and layout of West
Virginia's Source Water Assessment and Protection Program. The current
complete draft (from 11/25/98) is available on this website (Source
Water Assessment and Protection Program).
A new Fact
Sheet is available about the SWAP program in PDF. Information
on West Virginia Water Conditions is
also new and available also in PDF.
For more information about the West Virginia SWAP please contact the
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health by calling 304-558-6746,
e-mailing WHPP staff, or writing to:
Bureau For Public Health
Office of Environmental Health Services
One Davis Square, Suite 200
Charleston, WV 25301-1798
