Wellhead Protection Area

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030319",
  "term": "Wellhead Protection Area",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A protected surface and subsurface zone surrounding a well or well field that supplies a public water system and through which contaminants could likely reach well water.\n\n2. The area surrounding a drinking water well or well field which is protected to prevent contamination of the well(s).\n\n3. A protected surface and subsurface zone surrounding a well or well field supplying a public water system to keep contaminants from reaching the well water.\n\n4. The surface and subsurface area surrounding a well or well field, supplying a public water system (PWS), through which contaminants are reasonably likely to move toward and reach such water well or well field.\n\n5. Protected surface and subsurface zone surrounding a well or well field supplying a public water system to keep contaminants from reaching the well water.\n\n6. Surface and subsurface area surrounding a water well or wellfield, supplying a public water system, through which contaminants are reasonably likely to move toward and reach such water well or wellfield.\n\n7. Areas designated by states according to Section 1428 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, to protect wells and recharge areas that supply public drinking water systems.",
  "abbreviation": "WHPA",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Environmental Issues Terms & Acronyms; Watershed Protection Glossary; Pesticides Glossary",
    "Safe Drinking Water Act Glossary; Drinking Water Glossary; Drinking Water Glossary 2009",
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary; Terms of Environment",
    "Underground Injection Control Terms",
    "Aquatic Biodiversity Glossary",
    "40 CFR 118 (CFR 2024)",
    "Hazard Ranking System Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/wellhead-protection-area/"
}