Business participation is a vital factor in the development of local wellhead and ground water protection programs. While there are costs of protecting the ground water resource, there are many benefits to both businesses and their communities. Case studies show business benefits to include: process changes that save on operating costs, maintaining water quality that kept industrial treatment costs down, knowing the exact storage location of chemicals that kept emergency response costs down and allowed for better management of chemical stocks. Being within the wellhead protection area causes companies to evaluate operations and improve efficiency.

The "What You Can Do" section provides many tools with which you can take an active role in protecting your local ground water. So go out there and protect YOUR ground water!!!

Because of the community-specific circumstances, developing and implementing Wellhead Protection Programs has required some innovative actions as described in the following examples:

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