Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION 



Cape Cod Aquifer Management Project Final Report 



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CAPE COD AOUIFER MANAGEMENT PROJECT 



Steering Carrnitiee 



provide overall project direction 



oversee work groups 



transmit findings 



ensure inplementation of project recomnendat i ons 



Aquifer Assessnent Grou 



assess existing method- 

 ologies for aquifer 

 protection 



refine scientific 

 concepts upon uhich 

 aQuifer protection is 

 based 



develop new protection 

 techniques based on 

 scientific principles 



examined: 



- ZOC delineation method 



- Nitrate loading 



calculations 



- water-table mapping 



- contaminant sources 



- water-stpply planning 



Data Manaqetnent Group 



- support data needs of 

 other groups 



- catalogue available 

 information on Cape's 

 groundwater 



- examine databases and 

 make recomnendat ions 

 concerning consistency, 

 accessibility, imet needs 



- explore use of Geographic 

 Information Systems 

 technology as a groundwater 

 menageraent tool 



Institutions Group 



assess ability of existing 

 programs to protect grouid- 

 water 



examine coordination in 

 groundwater management 

 between the various levels 

 of government 



reccmnend iiprovements 



examined: 

 landfills 



wastewater treatment 

 septage/sludge 

 hazardous naterials 

 underground storage tanks 

 groundwater discharges 

 pesticides 

 water sifiply planning 



Figure 1.2 CCAMP Committee Organizational Structure 



