100 STAT. 658
^ PUBLIC LAW 99-339—JUNE 19, 1986
"(e) CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.—An application submitted to the Administrator by any applicant for a demonstration program under this section shall meet each of the following requirements: ' ' -^i " ' ' "(1) The application shall propose boundaries for the critical aquifer protection area within its jurisdiction. State and local "(2) The application shall designate or, if necessary, establish governments. a planning entity (which shall be a public agency and which •*"^ shall include representation of elected local and State governmental officials) to develop a comprehensive management plan M-rioii<; };: j' y (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 'plan') for the critical protection area. Where a local government planning agency exists with adequate authority to carry out this section with respect to any proposed critical protection area, such agency shall be designated as the planning entity. State and local "(3) The application shall establish procedures for public governments. participation in the development of the plan, for review, ap• ' ' proval, and adoption of the plan, and for assistance to municipalities and other public agencies with authority under State " law to implement the plan. "(4) The application shall include a hydrogeologic assessment of surface and ground water resources within the critical protection area. "(5) The application shall include a comprehensive managet Mi, ment plan for the proposed protection area. "(6) The application shall include the measures and schedule proposed for implementation of such plan. "(f) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.—
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"(1) The objective of a comprehensive management plan submitted by an applicant under this section shall be to maintain the quality of the ground water in the critical protection area in a manner reasonably expected to protect human health, fee !J bns; vfi ja >() J the environment and ground water resources. In order to MfmfmnfX'f&g achieve such objective, the plan may be designed to maintain, to the maximum extent possible, the natural vegetative and hydrogeological conditions. Each of the following elements shall be included in such a protection plan: "(A) A map showing the detailed boundary of the critical protection area. "(B) An identification of existing and potential point and nonpoint sources of ground water degradation. "(C) An assessment of the relationship between activities on the land surface and ground water quality. "(D) Specific actions and management practices to be implemented in the critical protection area to prevent adverse impacts on ground water quality. "(E) Identification of authority adequate to implement fjj J. j the plan, estimates of program costs, and sources of State matching funds. ,,^jjj "(2) Such plan may also include the following: "(A) A determination of the quality of the existing ground ^jg„j water recharged through the special protection area and a ^., ^ the natural recharge capabilities of the special protection area watershed. h'o' 1'^^^ Requirements designed to maintain existing underf.,!^ I ground drinking water quality or improve underground j ' b ^: drinking water quality if prevailing conditions fail to meet
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