2025 Issues
The Town of Brookhaven is the focus of this edition, which includes a DWSP2 Interview and additional related content.
2024 was another banner year for DWSP2 with 34 new municipalities joining the program. Learn about the program's growth, municipal collaboration efforts, and the updated DWSP2 webpage in this newsletter.
2024 Issues
A history of advancing clean water in the United States, costs associated with supplying safe drinking water, and the role and benefits of source water protection in ensuring clean drinking water access for all.
An overview of the effects of warm weather on drinking water supplies plus solutions you and your municipality can undertake to counteract the impact on water resources.
A breakdown of funding opportunities available through the Consolidated Funding Application.
A walkthrough of five DWSP2 communities’ implementation activities, including grant writing and assistance, a local law gap analysis, an aquifer protection overlay district, septic system outreach and education, and an intermunicipal planning toolbox.
We break down the importance of protecting drinking water and presents actions to add to your New Year's Resolution list to improve the environment and your community.
2023 Issues
We congratulate all technical assistance providers and communities who have participated in DWSP2 in 2023!
A summary of the Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2) is provided ahead of the DEC-DOH announcement of free technical assistance for municipalities to protect their public drinking water sources.
DWSP2 focuses on the connection between source water protection and climate resiliency.
Highlights a number of grant opportunities available that could protect drinking water sources.
To celebrate Groundwater Awareness Week, this newsletter explained what groundwater is and why it is important.
DWSP2 takes a look back at 2022 to provide readers with a year-end recap.
2022 Issues
This newsletter explains 5 ways your community can protect your drinking water.
This issue goes over 10 ways you can protect your water.
This issue debunked DWSP2's Top 10 Myths.
This edition recaps funding opportunities available that could aid with source water protection.
This issue highlights a number of grant opportunities available that could protect sources of drinking water.
The DWSP2 Team interviewed Lois Lounsbery, a landowner in the Six Mile Creek watershed who partnered with FLLT to place a conservation easement on her property for source water protection.
This newsletter highlights a new land use and source water protection training module developed by Pace Land Use Law Center in consultation with Hudson Valley Regional Council. Additional land use trainings that could aid with source water protection are also included.
This issue contains an interview with Lenore Boris, a landowner in the Six Mile Creek watershed who partnered with FLLT to place a conservation easement on her property for source water protection.
To start off the new year, this newsletter highlights various funding sources and tools that can be utilized for DWSP2 Plan implementation.
