Aquifer Protection and Groundwater

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• Aquifer Protection Area Maps

• Outline of Aquifer Protection Regulations

  Summary of Connecticut General Statutes Section 22a-354i-1 through 10. (Revised February, 2004)

• Statutes and Regulations

  Aquifer Protection Area Program statutes and regulations were developed to create a protection program for our aquifer resources supporting high yield public supply well fields.

• Connecticut's Aquifers

  There are two basic aquifer types in Connecticut, those found in unconsolidated sediments and those in bedrock.

• Ground Water

  Information on ground water, water quality, aquifers, and water conservation.

• Municipalities

  Municipalities play an important role in Connecticut's Aquifer Protection Area Program.