Holland Community Drinking Water Project
Holland Drinking Water Source Protection Plan (DWSP2)
What is it?
Holland has partnered with New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS-DEC) to help our town achieve cleaner drinking water via the Drinking Water Source Protection Plan (DWSP2). This project is important because water is an essential part of everyday life and we live on Buffalo/Niagara River Watershed which means our water ends up in Lake Erie. The Great Lakes encompass approximately 20% of the world’s fresh water.
Holland is uniquely positioned at the top of the watershed, so this means our pollution moves downstream to Lake Erie, affecting all communities along the way. Holland High School students have been working on this project for the past few years.
Read more about it here: DWSP2 Legacy Project
And here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/6540fa30913d4ccaa0e6c0f11dd6b86b
PLEASE TAKE OUR ANONYMOUS WATER SURVEY:Your responses will help us improve Holland's drinking water!
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DWSP2 links for Tulip Festival 2026
1. Sewage:
a. Septic replacement fund application: https://www3.erie.gov/health/form/septic-replacement-fund-applicat
b. Septic system replacement grants: https://efc.ny.gov/septic-replacement#:~:text=The%20New%20York%20State%20Septic%20System%20Replacement,or%20stressed%20for%20nutrients%20from%20septic%20systems
c. General information on how to you’re your septic system running well: https://www3.erie.gov/envhealth/septic-and-onsite-wastewater-systems
2. Salt: additional resources
b. Impacts of rock salt in NYS on watersheds: https://dec.ny.gov/environmental-protection/water/rock-salt-reduction
c. How to measure salt (chloride) in the environment: https://bnwaterkeeper.org/chloride/
3. Lawns and forests:
1. Lawns
2. Forests
a. Grants:
b. Organizations that pay forest owners for carbon offset:
4. Gardens:
a. Mini-grant for citizens and schools: https://erieconserves.org/backyard-conservation-mini-grant (contact Mrs. Patterson at ppatterson@hollandcsd.org if you’re interested)