Current through Register Vol. 55, No. 13, March 29, 2025
(a) For water suppliers seeking to obtain
Department approval for a source water protection program, the source water
protection program shall, at a minimum, consist of all of the following
elements:
(1) A steering committee composed of
the necessary representatives, including, but not limited to, the water
supplier, local government officials from the affected jurisdictions and
potentially affected industry, to designate responsibilities for the planning
and implementation of source water protection activities.
(2) Public participation and education
activities to promote awareness and encourage local support of source water
protection activities.
(3) A map
depicting the source water protection areas that were delineated in accordance
with the methodology provided by the Department.
(4) A source water assessment for each
source. If a source water assessment has not been previously conducted,
identification of the source's susceptibility to potential and existing sources
of contamination within each source's contributing area conducted in accordance
with the methodology provided by the Department.
(5) Development and implementation of source
water protection area management approaches to protect the water supply source
from activities that may contaminate the source. These approaches may include,
but are not limited to, one or more of the following actions:
(i) Purchase of the source water protection
area by the water system.
(ii)
Adoption of municipal ordinances or regulations controlling, limiting or
prohibiting future potential sources of contamination within the source water
protection area.
(iii) Adoption of
municipal ordinances or regulations establishing design and performance
standards for potential sources of contamination within the source water
protection area.
(iv) Transfer of
development rights within the source water protection area to land outside of
the source water protection area.
(v) For groundwater sources, a groundwater
monitoring network that serves as an early warning system.
(vi) Public education programs.
(vii) Other methods approved by the
Department which will ensure an adequate degree of protection for the
source.
(6) Contingency
planning for the provision of alternate water supplies in the event of
contamination of a source and emergency responses to incidents that may impact
water supply source quality.
(7)
Provisions to ensure the protection of sites identified for development as new
water sources.
(b) Water
suppliers with an approved source water protection program shall review and
update the program on an annual basis to ensure it is accurate and reflects
current activities, and shall complete and submit the current version of the
Department-provided annual update form.
The provisions of this § 109.713 amended under section 4(a)
of the Pennsylvania Safe Drinking Water Act (35 P.S. §
721.4(a)); and section
1920-A(b) of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P.S. §
510-20(b)).
This section cited in 25 Pa. Code §
78a.15 (relating to application
requirements); and 25 Pa. Code §
109.702 (relating to operation and
maintenance plan).
