Developing a state wellhead protection program: a user's guide to assist state agencies under the Safe Drinking Water Act
The 1986 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act established a new Wellhead Protection (WHP) Program to protect ground water that supplies drinking water wells from sources of contamination. Under Section 1428 of the Act, each State must prepare a WHP program and submit it to EPA by June 19, 1989. Although the law requires that every State WHP program must contain specific elements, EPA recognizes that States should be allowed flexibility to tailor program details to best suit their individual needs. The document provides an overview of the major program requirements, presents major messages that a State should consider while developing a WHP program, and presents case-study examples to illustrate how a State might address each element of its WHP program.
- Research Organization:
- ICF, Inc., Fairfax, VA (USA)
- OSTI ID:
- 5935251
- Report Number(s):
- PB-89-173751/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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POLICY AND ECONOMY
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WATER POLLUTION ABATEMENT
GROUND WATER
WATER WELLS
POLLUTION LAWS
WATER SUPPLY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PLANNING
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
STATE GOVERNMENT
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
CONTROL
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
POLLUTION CONTROL
WATER
WELLS
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