News Highlights

On Wednesday, March 23, 2022, from 3:30-5 pm (eastern time), the Source Water Collaborative will host a webinar about the upcoming funding opportunity from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has developed a new Source Water Protection page on their website that includes national maps of NRCS identified source water priority areas under the 2018 Farm Bill.

USDA has announced $1 Billion in funding for “Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities” pilot projects to expand markets for farmer, rancher and forest landowner products and help strengthen rural America.

Please join us in welcoming the National Association of State Foresters (NASF), our 30th member, to the Source Water Collaborative.

On Tuesday, February 8, 2022, from 1:00 – 3:00 pm (eastern time), the New England Interstate Pollution Control Council (NEIWPCC) will host a webinar entitled, “SRF Sponsorship Programs.”

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced up to $225 million in available funding for Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects.

The One Good Idea new online platform and campaign will host a webinar on Friday, January 14th to share how farmers are learning from their peers about conservation practices that can improve water, soil, land, and and nutrient management.

EPA has released its new “CWSRF Best Practices Guide for Financing Nonpoint Source Solutions” to help state Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) programs address nonpoint source (NPS) water quality pollution, that can also protect drinking water sources.

The American Water Works Association (AWWA) issues up to three Exemplary Source Water Protection Awards each year for small and large water systems in different size categories based on population served.

EPA has released its new Funding Integration Tool for Source Water (FITS) to help states, tribes and territories navigate and leverage funding opportunities for activities that protect sources of drinking water.