Wellhead Protection
On May 26, 2005 EPA granted final approval to Virginia’s Wellhead Protection Program. Protection of ground water based public water supplies will be achieved through ongoing regulatory and non regulatory State programs and through voluntary participation by local governments with land use management authorities. DEQ will serve as the lead agency for coordination of this voluntary protection program. The Virginia Department of Health will continue as the Commonwealth’s regulatory authority for public water supplies, including ongoing oversight of the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program.
- Wellhead Protection Plan, 2005
- Report of the Ad Hoc Wellhead Protection Advisory Committee, 1991
- Wellhead Protection: A Handbook for Local Governments in Virginia, 1991
- Wellhead Protection: Case Studies of Six Local Governments in Virginia, 1993
- Implementing Wellhead Protection: Model Components for Local Governments in Virginia, 1998
Funding Opportunities for Wellhead Protection 
Rye Valley Water Authority, the Town of Lovettsville, and Augusta County Service Authority successfully competed to receive funding under an RFP issued specifically for wellhead protection projects. The Virginia Department of Health and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality cooperated on the issuance of the RFP and in developing the funding sources for future projects. Rye Valley Water Authority will receive $27,075 to erect fencing around several springs and to install vaults; the Town of Lovettsville will receive $52,383 to continue their well owner education and well abandonment program; Augusta County Service Authority will receive $103,400 to identify the recharge area for the Lyndhurst well system.
For more information on these projects or funding opportunities in 2008 contact Mary Ann Massie at 804.698.4042 or email mamassie@deq.virginia.gov