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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

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

Open DOC file, 34 KB,  Source Protection Fact Sheet: What Residents Can Do To Protect Drinking Water Supplies (English, DOC 34 KB)
Open PDF file, 804.96 KB,  Source Protection Fact Sheet: Protect Local Drinking Water - Pick Up Your Dog's Waste (English, PDF 804.96 KB)
Open DOC file, 33.5 KB,  Source Protection Fact Sheet: How Businesses Can Protect Drinking Water Supplies (English, DOC 33.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 33.5 KB,  Source Protection Fact Sheet: How City Planners Work to Protect Drinking Water Supplies (English, DOC 33.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 31.5 KB,  Source Protection Fact Sheet: What DPWs Can Do To Protect Drinking Water Supplies (English, DOC 31.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 33 KB,  Source Protection Fact Sheet: What Surface Water Suppliers Do To Protect Drinking Water Supplies (English, DOC 33 KB)
Open DOC file, 33 KB,  Source Protection Fact Sheet: How Groundwater Suppliers Work to Protect Drinking Water Supplies (English, DOC 33 KB)
Open PDF file, 248.45 KB,  Source Protection Fact Sheet: Conservation Restrictions For Public Drinking Water Supply Purposes (English, PDF 248.45 KB)
Open PDF file, 486.75 KB,  Source Protection Fact Sheet: Plant Green Strips (English, PDF 486.75 KB)

Guidelines

Open PDF file, 40 KB,  Tips for Protecting Your Drinking Water Supply (English, PDF 40 KB)
Open PDF file, 1.74 MB,  Massachusetts Forestry Best Management Practices Manual (English, 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

Open PPTX file, 378.3 KB,  Source Water Protection Check Up Training (English, 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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