Chapter 485-C - GROUNDWATER PROTECTION ACT

Section 485-C:1 - Statement of Purpose
Section 485-C:2 - Definitions
Section 485-C:3 - Duties of the Department
Section 485-C:4 - Rulemaking
Section 485-C:5 - Classes of Groundwater
Section 485-C:6 - Ambient Groundwater Quality Standards
Section 485-C:6-a - Groundwater Management Zones
Section 485-C:6-b - Recordation of Groundwater Management Zone Permits
Section 485-C:7 - Potential Contamination Sources
Section 485-C:8 - Inventory and Management
Section 485-C:9 - Procedures for Classification and Reclassification
Section 485-C:10 - Degraded Groundwater
Section 485-C:11 - Best Management Practices
Section 485-C:12 - Prohibited Uses
Section 485-C:13 - Groundwater Release Detection Permit
Section 485-C:14 - Notice to Municipality
Section 485-C:14-a - Notification of Large Groundwater Withdrawal Required
Section 485-C:14-b - Notification of Groundwater Contamination Required
Section 485-C:15 - Investigation and Inspection
Section 485-C:16 - Cease and Desist Orders
Section 485-C:17 - Appeals
Section 485-C:18 - Administrative Fines
Section 485-C:19 - Penalties and Other Relief
Section 485-C:20 - Effect on Local Ordinances
Section 485-C:21 - Approval for Large Groundwater Withdrawals
Section 485-C:21-a - Conservation Management Plan Not Required
Section 485-C:22 - Exemptions for Large Groundwater Withdrawals From Replacement Wells
Section 485-C:23 - Temporary Exemptions for Large Groundwater Withdrawals Required for Emergency Purposes
Section 485-C:24 - Short-Term Use Groundwater Withdrawals
Section 485-C:25 - Exemption for Certain Large Groundwater Withdrawals Associated With Geothermal Processes
Section 485-C:26 - Groundwater Withdrawals Less than 57,600 Gallons Over Any 24-Hour Period for Community Water Systems