Welcome to SourceWaterCollaborative.org, a web forum about where America’s safe drinking water begins – the lakes, streams, rivers and aquifers we tap for public water systems. We are a web portal of the Source Water Collaborative, 23 national organizations united to protect America’s sources of drinking water.
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USDA Economic Research Service Compiles Data on U.S. Fertilizer Use
Posted on: January 25, 2012
Officials at the USDA Economic Research Service have released new data that brings together U.S. fertilizer consumption data from 1950 to 2010. To enhance analytic efforts, the data is organized by plant nutrient, major selected product, and consumption of mixed fertilizers, secondary nutrients, and micronutrients. This information can prove useful in tracking growing nutrient loads and identifying usage trends.
To access the new USDA Economic Research data, click here.
Details Shared from North Carolina State Source Water Collaborative Workshop
Posted on: January 23, 2012
On December 6th, the North Carolina Source Water Protection Program held a one-day workshop to launch a statewide Source Water Collaborative. The state Collaborative is envisioned as an autonomous group that will work together across various programs and policies to strengthen and advance protection of the states’ drinking water sources. Click here for more details.
New Source Water Protection Vision and Roadmap from the Water Research Foundation
Posted on: January 19, 2012
The Water Research Foundation has released two new publications that offer a vision and roadmap that can guide U.S. water utilities and supporting groups with a unified strategy for coherent, consistent, cost-effective, and socially acceptable source water protection programs. Click here for more details and to access these publications.
