Source Water Protection Grants
Protecting Our Drinking Water
In this economically challenging time, a modest grant, sometimes matched with other funds, can enable a local water supplier to take concrete actions to protect the source of their drinking water. Grants made possible through the Clean Water Fund have been used across the state to seal unused wells, install alternate emergency power systems, conduct community outreach and many other source water protection-related activities.
In fiscal year 2010, 11 grants were made to supplement limited financial resources at the local government level for source water protection plan implementation. So far, 132 grants have been awarded in fiscal year 2011, with another round of grants still to be offered later in the spring.
A list of the communities assisted, activities funded and grant amounts can be found here:
- 2010 Grant Awards
(PDF: 199KB/1 pages) - 2011 Grant Awards
(PDF: 383KB/7 pages) - 2012 Grant Awards
(PDF: 267KB/5 pages) - 2013 Grant Awards
(PDF: 151KB/4 pages)
How do these grants protect our drinking water?
Examples of the activities and projects completed through these grants are:
