This feature enables consumers to locate the watershed source of the drinking water provided by their community water systems. Once the source watershed is located, the consumer is able to access information on the condition and vulnerability of the waters in the watershed and other watershed-level information in the Surf watershed profile.
All drinking water begins in a watershed.
The source of water for a community water system can be from a river or stream, lake or reservoir, or from ground water within that watershed. Community water systems treat and distribute water from these sources and deliver it to consumer taps. The search engine involves two main steps. First, users are asked to write in the county where they live. Users can then click on the watershed name to access the watershed profile information contained in Surf.