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Page 1 of 1 151.620 Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that groundwater makes up over ninety-five percent (95%) <br>of the water resources in Kentucky. Groundwater accounts for over thirty percent (30%) <br>of the public and domestic water supplies in the Commonwealth, and up to ninety percent <br>(90%) of all rural domestic supplies, and is the major source of water to streams. It is <br>imperative that a system for characterizing and monitoring groundwater be developed so <br>that information acquired through various monitoring programs will allow Kentucky to <br>identify and characterize the groundwater resource. The information from the monitoring <br>network can be used to enhance the Kentucky Groundwater Data Repository; identify, <br>characterize, and model groundwater systems; develop community and private water <br>supplies; address resource allocation concerns; set boundaries on wellhead protection <br>areas; recognize groundwater degradation if it occurs; and evaluate and improve the <br>quality and quantity of data collected through all programs. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.

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Statutes > Kentucky > 151-00 > 620

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Page 1 of 1 151.620 Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that groundwater makes up over ninety-five percent (95%) <br>of the water resources in Kentucky. Groundwater accounts for over thirty percent (30%) <br>of the public and domestic water supplies in the Commonwealth, and up to ninety percent <br>(90%) of all rural domestic supplies, and is the major source of water to streams. It is <br>imperative that a system for characterizing and monitoring groundwater be developed so <br>that information acquired through various monitoring programs will allow Kentucky to <br>identify and characterize the groundwater resource. The information from the monitoring <br>network can be used to enhance the Kentucky Groundwater Data Repository; identify, <br>characterize, and model groundwater systems; develop community and private water <br>supplies; address resource allocation concerns; set boundaries on wellhead protection <br>areas; recognize groundwater degradation if it occurs; and evaluate and improve the <br>quality and quantity of data collected through all programs. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.

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State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > Kentucky > 151-00 > 620

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Page 1 of 1 151.620 Legislative findings. The General Assembly finds that groundwater makes up over ninety-five percent (95%) <br>of the water resources in Kentucky. Groundwater accounts for over thirty percent (30%) <br>of the public and domestic water supplies in the Commonwealth, and up to ninety percent <br>(90%) of all rural domestic supplies, and is the major source of water to streams. It is <br>imperative that a system for characterizing and monitoring groundwater be developed so <br>that information acquired through various monitoring programs will allow Kentucky to <br>identify and characterize the groundwater resource. The information from the monitoring <br>network can be used to enhance the Kentucky Groundwater Data Repository; identify, <br>characterize, and model groundwater systems; develop community and private water <br>supplies; address resource allocation concerns; set boundaries on wellhead protection <br>areas; recognize groundwater degradation if it occurs; and evaluate and improve the <br>quality and quantity of data collected through all programs. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 30, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998.