News Highlights

On Thursday, June 10, 2021 from 12:00 – 1:00 pm (eastern time), the Source Water Collaborative (SWC) will host an informative webinar on how to engage NRCS and other partners to identify watersheds for the FY 2022 National Water Quality Initiative. The goal of the webinar is to inform participants about the current opportunity to identify source water watersheds for this year’s round of NWQI watershed selection, and the importance of initiating or continuing conversations with NRCS now before the deadline on July 9, 2021. 

On Thursday, May 13th from 1:00 – 2:30 pm (eastern time), the Source Water Collaborative will host its fourth Forestry Learning Exchange webinar that will showcase the work of two drinking water utilities using funding to conserve and manage forests to protect their drinking water sources.

On Thursday, April 15th from 3:00 – 4:45 pm (eastern time), the Source Water Collaborative will host its third webinar will highlight the innovative collaboration between regional water utility, state, local, and industry partners in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin to incorporate the values of forested lands for water supply sustainability using a variety of funding sources.

A new USGS study estimates total nitrogen (N) and total phosphorus (P) yields from catchments throughout the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin. An associated online mapping tool can be used by water-quality mangers to identify where the largest sources of nutrients are throughout the Mississippi/Atchafalaya River Basin and to guide actions to reduce nutrient loading to the Gulf of Mexico.

On Wednesday, March 10th from 12:00 – 1:30 pm EST, the Source Water Collaborative will host its second webinar in its Forestry Learning Exchange webinar series. This webinar entitled, “Benefits of Forests for Drinking Water,” will communicate how trees and forests are a critical component to solving the water-related challenges facing communities, utilities, businesses, and the environment, and that sustainable management is essential for providing a clean and continuous supply of fresh water for humans and the environment.

On Wednesday, February 17th from 2:30 – 4:00 pm EST, the Source Water Collaborative will host a new Learning Exchange webinar titled “Source Water Protection Through Forestry Partnerships.”

The Source Water Collaborative (SWC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new Learning Exchange— Source Water Protection Through Forestry Partnerships. With the Learning Exchange, the SWC aims to strengthen the effectiveness of source water practitioners across the country by providing a platform to share experiences, transfer knowledge, and learn about funding and technical resources available to support their efforts.

The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is expected to issue a new round of funding for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program’s Alternative Funding Arrangements (RCPP AFA) applications in early 2021.

Proposals are now being solicited for the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration grant program that can be used to fund local water quality, water quality monitoring, and source water protection efforts.

The Joyce Foundation seeks proposals to develop a comprehensive assessment of state and tribal groundwater policies in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.