Drinking water education for managers and government officials should address proper management in 5 risk categories: technical, financial, institutional, political, and social.  These include: appropriate hydrogeological analyses required for local groundwater protection planning; allocation of adequate resources for groundwater protection; the quality of laws, regulations, policies, plans, and organizational structure that governs groundwater protection; leadership that can provide vision, direction, and partnerships with other communities; and the quantity and quality of citizen particiation in groundwater protection initiatives.

Community 
The learning experience: Provides training to increase skills needed to accomplish goals identified by the group.

Citation: de Loe, R. C., & Kreutzwiser, R. D. (2005). Closing the groundwater protection implementation gap. Geoforum, 36(2), 241-256.
Citation Type: Research