Factors influencing the development of a ground-water protection strategy by the State of Tennessee

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

OSTI ID:5491937

Henry, C D; Morse, E W; Magnuson, P L; Geraghty, J J

The goals of ground-water protection chosen by a state may be reflected in policies of nondegradation, limited degradation, or differential protection. Nondegradation calls for equal protection of all ground water at background levels; a policy of limited degradation protects all ground water equally at a specified set of standards, which may be different from background conditions. Finally, a policy of differential protection may be chosen in which aquifers receive different levels of protection depending, for example, on their use, hydrogeologic characteristics, or vulnerability to contamination. Once an overall policy is adopted, methods must be chosen for its implementation. These methods might involve development of ground-water standards; classification of aquifers according to, for example, existing water quality or hydrogeologic setting; adoption of land-use controls; or development of permit programs to control discharges. Finally, a set of regulations must be adopted with enforcement guidelines for effective implementation of the strategy.

• Research Organization: Geraghty and Miller, Inc., Oak Ridge, TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5491937
• Report Number(s): ORNL/Sub-85-97368/1; ON: DE86012637
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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