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PROJECT DESCRIPTION WELLHEAD PROTECTION FOR THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS Objective The 1986 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) established the State Wellhead Protection (WHP) Programs. A WHP Program, as defined in the statute, includes the following elements: . Duties of State and local agencies and public water system in implementing the program . Determination of WHP areas for each public well or well field . Identification of all potential anthropogenic sources within the protection area . Public participation . Contingency plans for alternative water supplies in cases of contamination . Siting consideration for all new wells. The State WHP Program in Texas receives approval from EPA and is administered jointly by Texas Water Commission (TWC) and Texas Department of Health (TDH). The City of San Marcos has contacted the TWC for technical assistance in establishing the City WHP Program in 1988. In the early stages of the program, TWC delineated the City Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) as a part of a regional scale (the Edwards Aquifer) WHP Program. TWC will provide training to city volunteers to conduct inventory of the potential sources of contamination. The field surveys for inventory are planned for fall 1991. This proposal describes work to be done in the final stages of the City WHP Program. The purpose of this proposal is to develop management strategies for the City of San Marcos to protect areas surrounding the city water supply wells against contaminants that may have human health effects. This project will develop a WHP ordinance, a public education program, as well as contingency plans if contamination occurred. It is the goal of this project to serve as a demonstration project on how to develop a WHP management plan for cities in the Edwards Aquifer region.