Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2)
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Together, We Can Protect Your Drinking Water
About the Drinking Water Source Protection Program
The Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2) is a locally led, state-supported program that empowers municipalities to take action to improve and protect their public water sources and surrounding environment. Communities accepted into the program are provided free technical assistance to develop their own unique DWSP2 plan, leading to actionable steps the municipality can take to protect their drinking water sources now and into the future.
If your municipality is interested in the program, fill out our Interest Form today.
Technical assistance (TA) providers work with the community to tailor the DWSP2 process your needs. TA providers support:
- Stakeholder coordinator
- Plan development
- Data interpretation
- Source water map development
- Identifying source water protection methods
- Guidance and resources in funding
- Initiate plan implementation
As a result of working with a TA provider, municipalities will be equipped with a complete source water protection plan, centered on implementation actions to protect their community's drinking water sources. This plan will act as a roadmap that includes:
- Methods to address targeted potential contaminant sources
- Cost analysis for all identified implementation projects
- Potential funding sources that can aid with project costs
- Project partners that can support implementation
- Project timing and schedule
If you would like to work with a TA provider, please fill out our Interest Form. If you have any questions, reach out to the DWSP2 Team at source.water@dec.ny.gov.
To learn more about why your municipality should participate in DWSP2, read our DWSP2 Guide for Municipalities.
Community Benefits Provided by DWSP2
DWSP2 is designed to build off previous work, help align priorities, and fill any gaps within a municipality's current and future source water protection efforts. Municipalities participating in the Drinking Water - along with their neighboring communities - are:
- Promoting public health and safety
- Supporting economic viability
- Enhancing environmental protection and recreational opportunities
- Strengthening community partnerships and collaboration
Public Water Supplies Eligible for DWSP2
DWSP2 is open to all community public drinking water supplies (leaves DEC's website) in New York. This program is designed for:
- Small, medium, and large public water supplies
- Rural and urban communities
- Public drinking water supplies that do not have updated source water maps
- Municipalities that have:
- Groundwater, surface water or both
- Limited staff capacity
- A source within or outside their administrative boundary
DWSP2 Participating Communities
Join the growing list of volunteer communities who are working with a TA provider on the Drinking Water Source Protection Program. Fill out our Interest Form if your municipality wants to learn more.
| DWSP2 Participant | County |
|---|---|
| Afton (v) | Chenango |
| Allegany (v) | Cattaraugus |
| Arcade (v) | Wyoming |
| Argyle (v) | Washington |
| Athens (v) | Greene |
| Auburn (c) | Cayuga |
| Beacon (c) | Dutchess |
| Bethlehem (t) - Water District #1 | Albany |
| Bridgewater (t) | Oneida |
| Brookhaven (t) | Suffolk |
| Chautauqua Utility District | Chautauqua |
| Chautauqua Water District #2 | Chautauqua |
| Cherry Creek (t) | Chautauqua |
| Clayville (v) | Oneida |
| Cornell University | Tompkins |
| Ellicottville (v&t) (PDF) (leaves DEC website) | Cattaraugus |
| Fishkill (t) (PDF) (leaves DEC website) | Dutchess |
| Glens Falls (c) | Warren |
| Hector (t) | Schuyler |
| Holland Water District | Erie |
| Hudson 7* | Dutchess/Ulster |
| Ithaca (c) (PDF) (leaves DEC website) | Tompkins |
| Lake Champlain* | Essex |
| Lake George (v)* | Warren |
| Machias (t) | Cattaraugus |
| Manlius (t) - OCWA Skyridge Community WD | Onondaga |
| Mayville (v) | Chautauqua |
| Monroe (v) | Orange |
| New Paltz (v) | Ulster |
| Onondaga County Water Authority | Onondaga |
| Ossining (v) | Westchester |
| Otisville (v) | Orange |
| Owasco | Cayuga |
| Peekskill (c) | Westchester |
| Portville (v) | Cattaraugus |
| Ravena (v) | Albany |
| Red Hook (t) | Dutchess |
| Silver Springs (v) | Wyoming |
| SCLIWC* | Tompkins |
| St. Armand (t) | Essex |
| Troy (c) | Rensselaer |
| United Wappinger Water District | Dutchess |
| Warsaw (v) | Wyoming |
| Watervliet (c) | Albany |
| Wawarsing (t) - Kerhonkson | Ulster |
| Wawarsing (t) - Napanoch | Ulster |
v=Village
t=Town
c=City
Bold text = State Accepted Plan
* Hudson 7 application submitted by multiple municipalities: Poughkeepsie (c&t), Rhinebeck (v&t), Hyde Park (t), Esopus (t), Lloyd (t)
*Lake Champlain is a joint effort between Essex Water District, Port Kent Water District, and Willsboro Water District
*Lake George Village is the primary participant
*Southern Cayuga Lake Intermunicipal Water Commission (SCLIWC) is a joint entity consisting of Dryden (t), Ithaca (t), Lansing (v&t), and Cayuga Heights (v)
DWSP2 Resources
Municipalities and their technical assistance providers will use the State-developed guidance document, "A Framework for Creating a Drinking Water Source Protection Program Plan" to develop their DWSP2 plans. It provides an easy-to-follow summary of the key components of a protection plan, and a resource kit with more detailed information to help communities accomplish each component.
Download the documents for all features to function properly:
- A Framework for Creating a Drinking Water Source Protection Program Plan (PDF) - A working draft communities can use to develop their drinking water source protection plan.
- DWSP2 Data Summary (Excel) - A tool to summarize data gathered throughout the planning process using the DWSP2 Framework.
- Drinking Water Source Protection Program Plan Template (PDF) - This is a template for writing a DWSP2 Plan. The template can be used in conjunction with the DWSP2 Plan Data Summary to create a DWSP2 Plan.
- DWSP2 Roles and Responsibilities (PDF) - Roles and responsibilities of participating municipalities, the State, and the technical assistance providers.
DWSP2 Fact Sheets
- What is DWSP2? (PDF) - A summary of Drinking Source Water Protection Program and the free technical assistance available.
- Understanding the DWSP2 Process (PDF) - Learn about the process your municipality will follow with guidance from a free technical assistance provider.
- DWSP2 By the Numbers (PDF) - A look back at 2022 and the strides DWSP2 took.
Stay up to date with DWSP2
Subscribe to the DWSP2 newsletter to stay up to date on a variety of drinking water source protection topics and program updates.
More about Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2):
- Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWPS2) Guide for Municipalities - What municipal officials and water operators need to know about participating in DWSP2.
- DWSP2 Newsletter Archive - DWSP2 Newsletter Archive
