Type of Document	Major Paper
Author	Raftery, Kelley Lynne
URN	etd-05082002-205309
Title	A Comparative Analysis of Wellhead Protection: Virginia and Massachusetts
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Urban Affairs and Planning
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Jesse Richardson Committee Chair David Keuhl Committee Member John Randolph Committee Member
Keywords	Virginia Massachusetts Safe Drinking Water Act Wellhead Protection
Date of Defense	2002-05-25
Availability	restricted
Abstract A Comparative Analysis of Wellhead Protection: Virginia and Massachusetts Kelley L. Raftery (ABSTRACT) Proactive drinking water programs assist communities in the long-term protection of their water supply. The 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) seek to protect groundwater sources of public drinking water. 42 United States Code Section 300h-7 created the Wellhead Protection Program. The 1986 SDWA Amendments require all states to submit a Wellhead Protection Program for public groundwater drinking sources. The 1996 SDWA Amendments require all states to submit Source Water Assessment Plans for both groundwater and surface water sources. The 1986 and 1996 SDWA Amendments aim to protect public health by preventing contamination of drinking water sources. This paper compares and contrasts the effectiveness of groundwater Wellhead Protection Programs (WHPP) in Virginia and Massachusetts. These states take different management approaches to protect public groundwater drinking sources. Virginia encourages local governments to participate voluntarily in wellhead protection activities. Massachusetts requires all municipal and private suppliers that provide public drinking water to adopt a WHPP. The relative success achieved by Massachusetts and Virginia was evaluated with two measures: percentage of wellhead protection programs implemented and the percentage of state reported drinking water quality violations.
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