Chapter 7 - INSTITUTIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS 



Cape Cod Aquifer Management Project Final Report 



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SELECTED HAJOR FINDINGS 



TABLE 7.1 

 KEY CCAMP RECOMMENDATIONS 



REGIONAL LEVEL 



FEDERAL LEVEL 



1. Utilize 



resource- based 

 epproach to 

 groLTidwater 

 management 



Discourage the 

 location of LISTS in 

 wellhead protection 

 areas (WHPs); 

 replace old 

 tanks in these 

 areas. 



Plan for future 

 water supplies; 

 adopt zoning bylaws 

 to protect areas 

 for future sippl ies 



RPAs should encour- 

 age joint manage- 

 ment of UHPs cross- 

 ing town boundaries 

 RPAs should desig- 

 nate regional areas 

 of critical plan- 

 ning concern (such 

 as WHPs) and com- 

 ment on proposed 

 development in 

 these areas. 



Provide loans to 



cormxiities for 



delineating wellhead 



areas 



Specify stricter 



construction standards 



for USTS and piping in 



WHPs 



No new landf i I Is in 



WHPs 



WHPs should guide 



enforcement priorities 



for DEOE programs 



DEQE should provide 



technical assistance 



and loans for public 



water supply planning 



EPA should provide 

 guidance on manage- 

 ment of WHPs. 

 USGS should con- 

 tinue its detailed 

 study of ground- 

 water resources and 

 disseminate results 

 widely 



EPA programs (RCRA, 

 UIC, Construction 

 Grants, UST) should 

 set program prior- 

 ities within WHPs 

 EPA should strength- 

 en protection 

 conferred by Sole 

 Source Aquifer 

 status 



2. Inadequate 



groLTidwater 

 monitoring at 

 landfills 



- Towns should 

 examine current 

 monitoring at 

 larclfill for 

 adequacy. 



- Should initiate 

 landfill monitoring 

 programs. 



- Should test private 

 wells near 

 landfills. 



Encourage towns to 

 develop monitoring 

 programs and pro- 

 vide technical 

 information 

 CoLTty lab on Cape 

 tests water qual- 

 ity near landf i I Is 

 If town requests 



DEOE should develop 

 landfill monitoring 

 protocol and standards 

 in new regulations. 

 Should aggressively 

 enforce. 

 Tie monitoring 

 requirements to 

 expansion requests 



EPA initiated 

 landfill aonitorino 

 program at 4 Cape 

 landfills—tested 

 monitoring wells 

 and private wells 

 for VOCs, Mtals 

 and nitrogen ser- 

 ies; EPA should 

 continue with this 

 type of assistance 



