Laws and Rules
Source Water Protection

• Minnesota Wellhead Protection Program Requirements (Minnesota Rules, chapter 4720, parts 4720.5100-5590)
• Statutory authority for Minnesota's Wellhead Protection Program (Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103I, chapter 103I.101, subdivision 5[8])
• Federal Safe Drinking Water Act requiring state programs to establish wellhead protection areas (US Code, Title 42, Chapter 6A, Subchapter XII, Part E, Section 300h-7)
• Federal Safe Drinking Water Act requiring state programs to conduct source water quality assessments (US Code, Title 42, Chapter 6A, Subchapter XII, Part E, Section 300j-13)
• Minnesota Well Code governing the construction, maintenance, and sealing of wells (Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725)