Are your local ordinances and regulations adequate to protect critical drinking water supplies with future growth? Pressure to develop marginal sites with shallow ground water, increased density with comprehensive permit applications, and new storm water design standards all challenge community ability to manage impacts of changing land use. This workshop will explore these issues focusing on current science, local planning and legal authority, and updated standards adopted by some towns in recent years.

The focus is on Source Water Protection Areas - groundwater aquifers serving public and private wells, well head protection areas, and surface reservoir watersheds. Most communities adopted overlay ordinances and other standards to protect these important resources years ago. Please join us in this interactive workshop to discuss what's needed to meet today's land use challenges.