1. Title

Purpose:

To give the ordinance a brief descriptive title.

Notes:

The title should be specific to the scope of applicability (e.g., use Wellhead Protection District for a regular district or Wellhead Protection Overlay District for an overlay district). If wellhead protection is incorporated into an overall groundwater or aquifer protection district, the title sound reflect a general designation, such as Groundwater Protection or Aquifer Protection District, and make clear how the specific ordinance related to the overall plan.

If there are separate sets of regulations for the wellfields and the zone of contribution for the zone of recharge), use appropriate terms. For example, use Wellhead Operation District for wellfields, and Wellhead Protection District for the zone of contribution. Such distinctions should also be made in cases where the wellhead protection ordinance is not part of the zoning ordinance. Some of the common titles for wellhead protection provisions are:

Wellhead Protection District
[Cinton, Maine, Zoning Ordinance, 1993]

Wellhead Operation District (WO); and Well Field Protection Overlay District (WP)
[City of Dayton, Ohio, Zoning Ordinance, Sections 150.600 and 150.610, 1988]

Aquifer Protection District
[Town of Southington, Connecticut, Zoning Ordinance, Section 17, 1980]

Public Wellhead Recharge District
[Nantucket, Massachusetts, Zoning Ordinance, Section 139-12 B. 1986]

South Tacoma Groundwater Protection District [Tacoma, Washington, Zoning Ordinance, Chapter 13.09. 1988]

For overlay-type zoning districts:

Water Source Protection Overlay District
[Minnehaha County, South Dakota, Zoning Ordinance, Article 11. 1991]

Aquifer Sensitive Area Overlay Zone
[(Spokane County, Washington, Zoning Ordinance, Section 4.16A, 1983]

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