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This study focused on: the key elements of wellhead protection programs, includingmanagement strategies to protect source water integrity, delineation of wellhead protection areas,compilation of contaminant source inventories, and public awareness and education programs;the costs to develop and implement local wellhead protection programs; and, methods tomeasure and quantify the benefits of wellhead protection programs. Information compiledduring the study was derived from several sources that included: a literature review of past experiences of state agencies andlocal water utilities in developing and implementing wellhead protection programs; a survey ofnational, state, and local water utility professionals to identify the status and key elements ofsuccessful wellhead protection programs; and, nine case studies of wellhead protection programsacross the country. The nine case studies were selected to broadly represent a range of community sizes, program complexities, andgeographic diversity. Includes 6 references, tables.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 11/02/2003 Number of Pages: 19File Size: 1 file , 310 KB