The purpose of this Part is to avoid potential contamination risks of drinking water by establishing source prohibitions, design standards, operating requirements, and permitting requirements of certain land uses, facilities, and activities which involve a reasonable likelihood of discharges of pollutants into or upon surface areas which recharge public water supply wells owned by the Township. The requirements of this Section comply with § 1428 of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1986 which establishes a legal framework to protect wellhead areas of public water supply wells, wellfields, and springs from sources of contamination. The Township finds that the land uses, facilities, and activities identified in this Part represent a reasonable likelihood of discharges of pollutants and that the land use controls and other measures in this Part are necessary to avoid contamination risks of the Township's water supply and to protect the health and well-being of residents and businesses in the Township.
(Ord. 2004-14, 6/28/2004, § 1)