Groundwater
The OCWA has been a member of the Groundwater Guardian Foundation since 1995, which is a nonprofit organization that educates people and inspires action to ensure sustainable, clean groundwater for future generations. Visit the Groundwater Guardian Foundation Website for more information, tools, games, quizes, news and more.
Groundwater Wellhead Protection is vital to the longevity of underground water resources and protection against pollution or contamination. Please see the following reports and guides relating to Groundwater Wellhead Protection and Management:
- Wellhead Best Management Practices (PDF)
- Model Groundwater Protection Plan (PDF)
- Water-Quality Management Program Community Water Supply Report (1996) (PDF)
The Groundwater Resource Study Report completed in 1994 provides an overview of existing groundwater conditions throughout Orange County. The following documents make up the entire Groundwater Resource Study (divided up to enable downloading):
- Groundwater Resource Study, Main Report (PDF)
- USGS Well Data (PDF)
- USGS Well Data, Appendix A (PDF)
- Groundwater Summary (PDF)
- Groundwater Summary Tables (PDF)
- Appendix (PDF)
- Figures 1 to 17 (PDF)
- Map Key (PDF)
- Set 1, Maps 1 to 20 (PDF)
- Set 1, Maps 21 to 40 (PDF)
- Set 1, Maps 41 to 57 (PDF)
- Set 2, Maps 1-20 (PDF)
- Set 2, Maps 21 to 40 (PDF)
- Set 2, Maps 41 to 57 (PDF)
- Set 3, Maps 1 to 20 (PDF)
- Set 3, Maps 21 to 40 (PDF)
- Set 3, Maps 41 to 57 (PDF)
- Blooming Grove Report (PDF)
- Chester Report (PDF)
- Cornwall Report (PDF)
- Crawford Report (PDF)
- Deerpark Report (PDF)
- Goshen Report (PDF)
- Greenville Report (PDF)
- Hamptonburgh Report (PDF)
- Highlands Report (PDF)
- Minisink Report (PDF)
- Monroe Report (PDF)
- Montgomery Report (PDF)
- Mount Hope Report (PDF)
- New Windsor Report (PDF)
- Newburgh Report (PDF)
- Tuxedo Report (PDF)
- Wallkill Report (PDF)
- Warwick Report (PDF)
- Wawayanda Report (PDF)
- Woodbury Report (PDF)