Aquifer Protection and Groundwater

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• Protecting Connecticut's Groundwater

  Protecting Connecticut's Groundwater - A Guide for Local Officials was written in 1997 by Robert Hust and James Murphy of the Department of Environmental Protection's Water Bureau. The Guide provides the tools needed to understand groundwater protection and to communicate its importance to other local officials and citizens.

• Connecticut's Aquifers

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

• 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.

• Water Companies

  Water Companies play a significant role in Connecticut's Aquifer Protection Area Program.

• Municipalities

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