Polluted Runoff: Nonpoint Source Pollution

Urban Runoff: Model Ordinances for Source Water Protection

The source water protection ordinances are divided into two separate categories: a source water (groundwater) protection category and a surface water (reservoir) protection category. The language for each of the models is borrowed from a number of ordinances and communities will need to assess what the appropriate requirements are for their area. 

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