Full‐value or ‐cost pricing and conservation pricing as demand‐side management tools are examined along with the benefits of maintaining responsive and transparent government and the benefits realized as a result of such practices.

Protecting and sustainably managing forested watersheds is an approach that, when used as a complement to traditional infrastructure, may not only reduce costs but also help secure new funding streams.

While point-source discharges are regulated for source water contamination, that's not necessarily the case with agricultural nonpoint sources.Partnerships between drinking water utilities and farmers benefit from a mutual understanding of each partner's efforts and challenges in source water protection.Examples of long-standing collaborations between utilities and agricultural interests serve as models for new source water protection projects.The Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 mandates that 10% of all conservation funds or $4 billion over 10 years is to be spent on source water protection.

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