Wellhead Protection is also known as wellfield, aquifer, drinking water, and source water protection. However, all of these programs have one major purpose: the prevention of groundwater contamination.

Basic Elements Of A Wellhead Protection Program

1- Form a local team to plan, set goals, and assign responsibility
2- Define and map the protection areas
3- Inventory the potential contamination sources
4- Manage the protection area(s) through regulatory and non-regulatory techniques, including public involvement and education.
5- Plan for the future

Benefits Of A Wellhead Protection Program Over Existing Methods
· Organizes all information and identifies specific roles for agencies and groups with a role in wellhead protection
· Looks forward to prevent the astronomical costs associated with groundwater remediation and sets goals for improving water quality
· Identifies the tools available to the Municipality for management, as well as the gaps in the management framework
· Develops a database of water resources based on risk assessment, allowing the most efficient use of time and financial resources in protection

Fact Sheets:

• General Wellhead Protection Fact Sheet [PDF]

Sample Wellhead Protection Ordinances:

• ORDINANCE TO CREATE S. 11.04, CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE TOWN OF BELLEVUE AS IT RELATES TO WELLHEAD PROTECTION

• INDIANA WELLHEAD PROTECTION RULE

• MODEL HEALTH ORDINANCES DESIGNED TO IMPLEMENT A LOCAL WELLHEAD OR GROUNDWATER PROTECTION PROGRAM

Other Information on Wellhead Protection:

• Wellhead Protection Tutorial

• Wellhead Protection Plan Structure [Image]

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