Source Water Protection Committee 

Mission

The mission of OAWWA Source Water Protection (SWP) Committee is to promote and encourage the protection of source waters throughout the state of Ohio - whether surface water or groundwater - through information sharing, education, and collaboration between water purveyors, the Ohio EPA, National’s AWWA SWP Committee, and other entities.

Background

This committee began as a sub-committee of the OAWWA Technology Committee in 2019 through discussion about asset management and source water protection. Our committee members from Ohio Utilities and the Ohio EPA are actively involved in developing and implementing source water protection programs for their water utilities and want to help others! In late 2022, this committee became a full committee of OAWWA.

Committee Officers

• CHAIR:  Jessica Glowczewski, City of Akron ([email protected])
• VICE CHAIR:  Ruthy (Mackenzie) Rutherford, Ohio EPA Division of Drinking and Ground Waters ([email protected])
• SECRETARY:  Richard Stuck, Greater Cincinnati Water Works ([email protected])

Current Members

• City of Akron
• City of Columbus
• City of Dayton
• City of Middletown
• City of Trenton
• Greater Cincinnati Water Works
• Hamilton to New Baltimore Groundwater Consortium
• Northern Kentucky Water District
• Ohio EPA Division of Drinking & Ground Waters
• WSP Consultants

Resources

• American Water Works Source Water Protection Web Site: https://www.awwa.org/Resources-Tools/Resource-Topics/Source-Water-Protection
• Ohio EPA Source Water Assessment and Protection Program Web Site: https://epa.ohio.gov/divisions-and-offices/drinking-and-ground-waters/source-water-protection-and-underground-injection-control-(uic)/source-water-assessment-and-protection-program
• The Groundwater Consortium: https://gwconsortium.org/
• Groundwater Protection Council: https://www.gwpc.org/
• The Groundwater Foundation: https://groundwater.org/
  
  

Committee Meeting Dates

• January 21, 2025 – Virtual 2:00 to 3:00 PM
• April 22, 2025 – Virtual 2:00 to 3:00 PM
• August 12, 2025 – In Person; Location & Time To Be Determined
• October 21, 2025 – Virtual 2:00 to 3:00 PM

How to Join

If you are interested in participating on the committee, please review our Standard Operating Procedures (below) and contact our Chair at: [email protected]

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