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General Information
Keeping Water Local
An approach that emphasizes innovative water supply, wastewater, and stormwater techniques to help maintain the natural hydrologic balance in a watershed by reducing water withdrawals and increasing water recharge.
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Drinking Water Supply Protection Grant Program
Program information and list of recent grant recipients.
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Drinking Water Protection Tips
Do's and Don't's for protecting water supplies
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Drinking Water Emergency Response
Resources and information for emergency response and water supply security
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Emergency Response Planning at Public Surface Water Sources
How to plan, respond, and follow-up at emergencies in your surface drinking water source
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Model Zone II Conservation Restriction for Drinking Water Protection
Use with land acquisition permit application BRP WS-26
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Groundwater and Wellhead Protection
Wellhead and source protection resources
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Horsekeeping (Animal Care)
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Source Protection Brochures
Informational brochures for businesses, water suppliers, residents, and planners
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Surface Water Supply Protection
Resources for protecting surface water supplies
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Tips for Small Systems
Wellhead Protection Tips for small system owners and operators
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Waiver/Source Protection Templates
Systems with Interim Wellhead Protection Areas (IWPAs) will find these templates helpful when applying for monitoring waivers.
Sample of a letter to residences and businesses located in a Zone I.
MS Word 24 KB | PDF 15 KB
"Clean Water is up to you" sample fact sheet
MS Word 29 KB | PDF 18 KB
Sample of an indoor poster for source protection
MS Word 25 KB | PDF 18 KB
Sample of a Zone I/IWPA land use map
MS Word 145 KB | PDF 16 KB
Sample diagram of a manifolded source
MS Word 25 KB | PDF 9 KB
Wellhead Protection Plan checklist
MS Word 34 KB | PDF 12 KB
Order form to purchase source protection signs (from the Northeast Rural Water Association)
MS Word 155 KB | PDF 100 KB
Water Resource Management Planning
Guidance Document for communities, providing concise and integrated guidance for planning water resources infrastructure projects.
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Water Supply Protection Area Definitions
Definitions of Water Supply Protection area terms
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Water Supply Protection Area Maps
Link to MassGIS Interactive Map Viewer
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Local Information Sources
Your Local Board of Health - Massachusetts Association of Health Boards website
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Your Regional MassDEP Office
MassDEP Regional Office Service Centers provide access to Priority Resource maps, including IWPAs and Zone IIs, and ARCVIEW mapping software to view more detail about water supply protection areas.
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