Source Water Assessment and Protection

The Source Protection and Assessment Unit is responsible for the purity and adequacy of Connecticut’s approximately 4,000 surface and ground water drinking water supply sources. The program elements coordinate, manage, and regulate source protection through the enhancement and oversight of existing source protection laws and regulations, integration with water supply planning, education of local land use officials, and involvement with stakeholders on a continuous basis.

Forms

• Project Notification Form (Watershed or Aquifer Area)
• Water Company Land Permit Application
• Watershed Sanitary Survey Inspection Form
• Well Site Permitting and Application

• Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Aquifer Protection Area Program
• Connecticut Source Water Collaborative
• General Construction Best Management Practices for Sites within a Public Drinking Water Supply Area
• Summary of CT Statutes & Regulations for the Protection of Public Drinking Water Sources
• Watershed Inspection Guidelines
• Watershed Inspector Training
• DPH/DEEP Memorandum of Agreement for the Use of Aquatic Pesticides in Public Water Supply Watersheds
• Public Water Supply Watershed Map Viewer

Source Water Protection Reports

• Report of the Connecticut Council on Water Company Lands 1977
• Water Quality Task Force 1996 Report
• Connecticut's SWAP Assessment Reports and Findings