Groundwater, Wellhead Protection and Surface Water Supplies

Detailed information about protecting drinking water supplies for Town Officials and Public Water Suppliers

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Model Ordinances, Bylaws and Regulations

Groundwater Protection Model Regulations (PDF 51.23 KB)

Floor Drains: Model Regulation (PDF 47.36 KB)

Model Groundwater Protection District Bylaw/Ordinance (PDF 55.37 KB)

Sample Impervious Surface Zoning Bylaw to protect water supplies

Water Supply Protection Area Definitions (see 310 CMR 22.02)

Groundwater and Wellhead Protection

Developing a Local Wellhead Protection Plan (PDF 444.94 KB)

Wellhead Protection Guidance: Best Effort Requirement (310 CMR 22.21(1)) (PDF 43.65 KB)

Wellhead Protection Plan checklist (PDF 11.83 KB)

Model Conservation Restriction for Public Water Supply Wells (DOC 150 KB)

Wellhead Protection Tips For Small Public Water Systems

Dept. of Agricultural Resources: Guide to Groundwater Protection Regulations

Surface Water Supplies

Surface Water Supply Protection Plan Development (PDF 630.08 KB)

Emergency Response Planning at Surface Water Supplies

Surface Water Protection: Protocol for Reviewing Projects Within the Watershed

Form to Report Protocol for Awareness of New or Expanded Watershed Projects (DOC 100 KB)

Model Conservation Restriction for Surface Water Supplies (DOCX 82.89 KB)

Forms, Checklists and Templates

Sample Water Supply Planning Checklist (PDF 38.82 KB)

Sample Letter to Residences and Businesses Located in a Zone I (PDF 14.73 KB)

Sample of an Indoor Poster for Source Protection (DOC 24.5 KB)

MassDEP Approval Required to Acquire or Release Land (PDF 51.92 KB)

Beavers

Beaver Control Near Public Water Supply Sources: Guidance

Determination of Threat to Public Water Supplies Due to Beaver and Muskrat (DOC 104.5 KB)

Additional Resources

Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program

Underground Injection Control Program

Water Management Act Program

What You Need to Know about Microbial Contamination

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