RSA 485-C:5 Classes of Groundwater.

Title: L - WATER MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION Chapter: 485-C - GROUNDWATER PROTECTION ACT

I. All groundwater shall be classified for the purpose of prescribing protections and management practices. These classifications do not necessarily reflect existing water quality. For purposes of classification, all groundwater shall be assigned to one of 4 classes as follows:
(a) Class GAA groundwater shall be the most protected class. Groundwater in this class is within the wellhead protection area for wells which presently are used or well sites which have been identified for future use as drinking water supply for public water systems. An inventory of potential contamination sources in the wellhead protection area shall be conducted, and a management program shall be implemented as provided under RSA 485-C:8.
(b) Class GA1 shall be assigned to groundwater in a defin

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