Sourcewater Protection IQ
The Source Water Protection IQ Test will take you from considerations of your vision for source water protection to characterization of areas of concern and evaluation of the data available. It then guides you to consider your goals for source water protection and evaluates your action plan for implementing your goals. Finally, it asks you to consider stakeholder input and your process for continued evaluation and review of your plan. Taking the test in this order before starting a source water protection plan should help you in considering the steps needed to initiate and fully implement a plan.
As the utility progresses, the Source Water Protection IQ can be repeated and the scores compared to previous scores. Repeating it periodically can point out gaps in your information or weaknesses in your process and help you to focus your efforts efficiently. At a minimum, you may wish to repeat the test every year.