The N.C. Source Water Collaborative – a statewide drinking water protection group – has announced the winners of the Source Water Protection Awards during the Water Resources Research Institute’s annual conference, held last month.
The annual awards program recognizes individuals and organizations that protect sources of public drinking water. Any individual, group, organization or agency that engages in activities to protect drinking water at its source is eligible for an award.
Source Water Protection Awards were presented in the following categories:
- Surface Water Implementation and Education Award: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for their Honoring Long Man project
- Groundwater Planning Award: Brunswick County for their Brunswick County Wellhead Protection Ordinance project
- Surface Water Planning Award: City of Durham for their South Ellerbe Restoration project
- Leadership Award: David Caldwell for his efforts as MountainTrue’s Broad Riverkeeper
- Education Award: Dr. Angela Allen for the NC State Environmental Resource Clinic Student Training Program
The Department of Environmental Quality provides leadership for the N.C. Source Water Collaborative, which is a partnership of volunteers from non-profit organizations, universities, state, local and federal agencies, professional associations and regional councils of government. The group develops and supports strategies that preserve the lakes, streams, rivers and aquifers used for drinking water, as well as the land that protects and recharges these sources of water.
To learn more about the Source Water Collaborative, visit http://ncswc.org.