Forest Drinking Watersheds
Watersheds within the GW National Forest provide public drinking water for over 200,000 residents of the northern Shenandoah Valley, making the protection and management of Forest watersheds paramount.
Many localities have adopted resolutions calling on the George Washington National Forest to enhance the management and monitoring of watersheds that provide drinking water to local communities. Find out if your city, town, or county is among them.
View the list of NGO's and agencies that have adopted resolutions calling on the U.S. Forest Service to make protection of drinking water resources a top priority.
SVN issued a statement in December 2008 urging the George Washington National Forest to improve current drinking watershed management planning in order to protect and preserve water quality for Shenandoah Valley residents.
Wild Virginia's study shows that 260,000 northern Shenandoah Valley residents get their drinking water from sources in the George Washington National Forest.
Find more information on the protection and management of forest drinking watersheds.
