Source Water Protection Activity Guide

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Use any of the following drop-down menus to navigate through the guide. Choosing a potential contaminant source category from the drop-down menu will narrow your potential contaminant source choices. Choosing a protection activity category from the drop-down menu will narrow your protection activity choices.

Contaminant Type

Potential Contaminant Source Category Potential Contaminant Source

Protection Activity Category Protection Activity

Development of Regional Impact (DRI) Review Requirements

Protection Activity: Regulations and Permits

Development of regional impact (DRI) applies to any development that would have a substantial effect upon the health, safety, or welfare of citizens of more than one county because of its character, magnitude, or location. Local jurisdictions or regional planning commissions can use the DRI designation to assess the potential for water pollution or other adverse impacts to source water from the proposed projects in source water protection areas and recommend measures to reduce such impacts. DRI reviews can educate municipalities and developers about source water protection.

Resources for this Protection Activity:

Land Trust Alliance
The Land Trust Alliance works to quickly, effectively and permanently save land and natural resources.
The Trust for Public Land: The Source Protection Handbook
The handbook provides resources to help a community both make the case for land conservation and also go about actually conserving those lands.

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