Title: Groundwater Protection and Siting
State: Florida
Resource Type: Laws
EPA Region: Region 04
Jurisdiction: Municipality
Url: http://landuse.law.pace.edu/landuse/documents/laws/reg4/Reg4_FL_HernandoCo_groundwater.doc

Description: This ordinance uses a combination of wellhead protection areas and specific use prohibitions to protect and maintain the quality of groundwater in the county. The ordinance references the science upon which it is based and uses science to support the delineation of protection areas. Included is a provision to collect fees to cover the cost of implementing the ordinance and protecting the public in the even of contamination of the aquifer. Registration, inspection, and enforcement criteria are also provided.

Classification: By Topic -- Aquifer Protection
By Resource Type -- Laws
By Jurisdiction -- Municipality
By EPA Region -- Region 04 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN)
By State -- Florida
Rights: public
Date Of Record Release: 2006-02-28 14:44:02
Date Of Record Creation: 2004-07-06 18:05:25
Date Record Checked: 2004-07-06
Date Last Modified: 2006-04-14 12:12:05
 
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