All states were required to establish a Source Water
Assessment Program (SWAP). New Jersey's SWAP Plan incorporates
the following four fundamental steps:
- Determine the source water assessment area of each
ground and surface water source of public drinking water.
- Inventory the potential contamination sources within
the source water assessment area.
- Determine the public water system source's susceptibility
to regulated contaminants.
- Incorporate public education and participation.
All Community Water Systems and Noncommunity Water Systems
have been assessed and their source water assessment reports
are available through this website. Select the first link
to the left to access a source water assessment report.
The information gained from source water assessments will
encourage protection of water sources, provide information
for watershed assessment and planning, and improve land
use planning.
In addition, source water assessments may help determine
the necessary monitoring requirements for individual public
water systems. Currently, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and the New Jersey Department of Environmental
Protection have mandatory monitoring schedules for a number
of contaminant categories, including pathogens, nutrients,
volatile organic compounds, synthetic organic compounds,
pesticides, inorganics, radionuclides, and disinfection
byproducts. The SWAP may help provide customized monitoring
schedules for public water systems based on their individual
assessments and as the regulations allow.
Access the links to the left to find out more about New
Jersey's SWAP.
This web site is developed to inform and update water
purveyors, environmental organizations, counties, municipalities,
and other interested parties on the SWAP.
