There are several programs within the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that provide information about how much water is being used in North Carolina. These include the Water Withdrawal and Transfer Registration (WWATR) Program, the Local Water Supply Planning (LWSP) Program, Central Plain Capacity Use Area, and the Interbasin Transfer (IBT) Certification Program. Several programs are also in place to protect drinking water sources including the Source Water Protection Program (SWAP), the Surface Water Protection Program (SWP), and the Wellhead Protection Program (WHP). More information about these programs can be found in Chapter 9. DEQ also plays a critical role in providing technical and management support for the development and use of surface water and groundwater resources and calculating the volume of water moving through a system. The North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) plays a critical role in collecting agricultural water use across the state.