Coweta County, Georgia’s well ordinance: a proactive approach to protect the drinking water
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Gammans, Patricia
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
In Coweta County, Environmental Health
officials noticed that construction of some bored wells
lacked grouting procedures that met Georgia’s Water Well
Standards Act. To remedy this, a county ordinance was
instituted to ensure the proper protection of water wells.
The County Commissioners approved the ordinance and
the Environmental Health Department began requiring all
well drillers to have a health official present during the
grouting of new wells. The ordinance provides for
oversight of the construction of all water wells to help
assure cleaner drinking water, and to protect the health of
residents and the quality of groundwater.
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Sponsored by:
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute
The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty
Date
2005-04
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