1. Source Water Collaborative Online Partnership Tool 1 Collaboration Toolkit: Protecting Drinking Water Sources through Agricultural Conservation Practices

2. . Source Water Collaborative Member Organizations American Planning Association American Water Works Assoc. Assoc. of Metropolitan Water Agencies Assoc. of State Drinking Water Administrators Assoc. of Clean Water Administrators Assoc. of State and Territorial Health Officials Clean Water Fund Environmental Finance Center The Groundwater Foundation Ground Water Protection Council National Assoc. of Counties Nat’l Environmental Services Ctr Nat’l Ground Water Assoc. Nat’l Rural Water Assoc. N. American Lake Mgmt Society River Network Rural Community Assistance Partnership Trust for Public Land USDA – Farm Service Agency USDA – Forest Service U.S. EPA U.S. Geological Survey Water Systems Council 2

3. Source Water Protection: Online Tips for Partnering with State Conservationists Goals: –Promote source water protection through agriculture conservation practices –Facilitate collaboration between source water partners and USDA, focus on NRCS State Conservationists Contents: Simple steps for identifying common ground, opportunities, and key contacts and ideas for working with USDA at the state level Upcoming supplement: Tips for working with conservation districts 3

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5. Immediate Opportunities for Collaboration 2013 National Water Quality Initiative State Nutrient Management Conservation Practice Standard 590 5

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13. Source Water Protection: Online Tips for Partnering with State Conservationists EPA Regional Source Water Contacts State Source Water Program Contacts State Clean Water Programs (319) National Estuary Programs Drinking Water Utilities & Municipalities Cooperative Extension & State Land Grant Universities Other Federal Agencies U.S. Forest Service U.S. Geological Survey 13

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15. 15 Salmon Falls Watershed Collaborative Honored with 2012 U.S. Water Prize

16. Contact 16 Find Toolkit Online at: www.sourcewatercollaborative.org/swp-usda