Cite as: 27 CNCA § 918

A. The Commission may develop rules and programs to prevent pollution of public water supply systems, including but not limited to a wellhead protection program to assist communities, states, municipalities, rural water districts, nonprofit water corporations and other public groundwater suppliers in the conservation and protection of their public groundwater supplies. Such a program should provide guidelines for:

1. specifying the duties of local communities and governments in developing and implementing a wellhead protection program;

2. determining all potential and actual pollution sources which may have an adverse effect on public health;

3. taking into consideration potential sources of pollution when siting new wells or intake structures for public water supplies; and

4. developing contingency plans for pollution release containment, cleanup and the provision of alternative drinking water supplies for each public water system in the event of pollution.

B. The Commission may assist communities with long-term planning for meeting water supply needs from groundwater, surface water or other sources.

Historical Data

LA 35–04, eff. August 16, 2004.