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Drinking Water Supply Source Protection

Fact Sheets and General Information about Protecting Drinking Water Supplies
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Fact Sheets

Source Protection Fact Sheet: Regulatory Improvements for Reservoirs - Enforcement of 310 CMR 22.20B (PDF 503.69 KB)

Source Protection Fact Sheet: What Residents Can Do To Protect Drinking Water Supplies (DOC 34 KB)
Source Protection Fact Sheet: Protect Local Drinking Water - Pick Up Your Dog's Waste (PDF 804.96 KB)
Source Protection Fact Sheet: How Businesses Can Protect Drinking Water Supplies (DOC 33.5 KB)
Source Protection Fact Sheet: How City Planners Work to Protect Drinking Water Supplies (DOC 33.5 KB)
Source Protection Fact Sheet: What DPWs Can Do To Protect Drinking Water Supplies (DOC 31.5 KB)
Source Protection Fact Sheet: What Surface Water Suppliers Do To Protect Drinking Water Supplies (DOC 33 KB)
Source Protection Fact Sheet: How Groundwater Suppliers Work to Protect Drinking Water Supplies (DOC 33 KB)
Source Protection Fact Sheet: Conservation Restrictions For Public Drinking Water Supply Purposes (PDF 440.22 KB)
Source Protection Fact Sheet: Plant Green Strips (PDF 486.75 KB)
DCR Watersheds Brochures - Swimming Pools and Surface Water Quality (PDF 75.81 KB)

Guidelines

Tips for Protecting Your Drinking Water Supply (PDF 40 KB)
Massachusetts Forestry Best Management Practices Manual (PDF 1.74 MB)
What You Need to Know about Microbial Contamination 
Horsekeeping and Water Quality 
Snow Disposal Guidance 
Wellhead Protection Guide - Floor Drain Discharges 

Training

Source Water Protection Check Up Training (PPTX 378.3 KB)
Source Water Protection Workshop Presentations 

Additional Resources

Massachusetts Association of Health Boards 
US EPA Source Water Protection 
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