Drinking Water Source Protection Program

Model Documents

The majority of drinking water protection occurs on the local level. One option for municipalities is the adoption of local ordinances in an effort to protect water resources from contamination. The following are models that communities may adapt to their own purposes and other resources to help guide their protection efforts.

• Model Groundwater Protection Ordinance (adopted 10/28/06)
  Other Zoning Ordinance Examples
  • Raymond Groundwater Conservation District
  • Newmarket Aquifer Protection Ordinance
  • Exeter Aquifer Protection District Ordinance
• Model Health Ordinance (1995)
• Model Rule for the Protection of Water Supply Watersheds (April 2000)
• Managing Stormwater as a Valuable Resource (September 2001)