34A-3A-17. Prevention of pollution of water supply systems--Development of voluntary wellhead protection program--Specifications. The department shall develop procedures necessary to safeguard public health and welfare and prevent pollution of public water supply systems. The department shall develop a voluntary wellhead protection program which will specify the following:

(1) Guidelines for a wellhead protection program to protect the public water supplies from new and existing facilities which may be potential or actual pollution sources, including, but not limited to, the design of new facilities and modification of existing facilities, the department approval or denial under existing authority of plans and specifications for new facilities or modifications to existing facilities, the construction and the installation of release detection and containment systems, siting criteria for new facilities, operation and maintenance criteria, contingency plans for pollutant release containment and cleanup, technical assistance, and education and training;

(2) Guidelines specifying the duties of the department and local governments in developing and implementing the wellhead protection program;

(3) Guidelines for determining the extent of wellhead protection areas. Factors for consideration may include, but are not limited to, the cone of depression, the area of influence, the area of contribution and the recharge area;

(4) Guidelines for determining all potential and actual pollution sources which may have an adverse effect on public health;

(5) Guidelines for taking into consideration potential sources of pollution when siting new wells for public water supplies; and

(6) Guidelines for 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 well or wellfield pollution.Source: SL 1989, ch 306, § 42.