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The Drinking Water Supply Management Area (DWSMA) is shown in Figure 1 and is the focus <br />of this plan. The vulnerability of the DWSMA to contamination is based upon an assessment of <br />the 1) geologic protection covering the aquifer, 2) rate at which the aquifer is recharged, and 3) <br />groundwater chemistry including the presence of contaminants of human origin. <br />The ERMU has assigned priorities for managing potential contaminant sources that have been <br />inventoried within its DWSMA. The inventory was based on 1) the DWSMA vulnerability, 2) <br />the information contained in various state agency databases, and 3) information that the ERMU <br />collected about current and historical land uses. Potential contamination sources that were <br />assigned a high risk were given priority for inventory in the highly vulnerable portion of the <br />DWSMA. The risk assigned to the potential source was based on 1) evidence that contaminants <br />are present in the water supply, 2) the potential health impacts of the contaminant and (30) the <br />quantity of potential contaminant attributed to the sou <br />Wellhead Protection Goals for the ERMU <br />Maintain a safe and adequate drinking water supply for community residents that <br />health, <br />safety and general welfare of the community <br />Educate the general public regarding the principals and importance of water conservation <br />and collecting additional data to support future delineation in order to promote the proper <br />use of drinking water resources and monitor the geologic condition of Well # 5. <br />The following table illustrates action items that the ERMU has identified to meet the goals of its <br />WHP plan. Further discussion of them and those of state and local government are presented in <br />the Objectives and Plan of Action section of this plan. <br />Summary of Wellhead Protection Actions <br />Wellhead Protection Action Item Descriptions <br />2012201320142015201620172018201920202021 <br />Provide ERMU residents with a pamphlet or bill stuffer that explains the <br />importance of WHP and the need to seal priority unused wells and the <br />Annually <br />assistance from MRWA. <br />Distribute materials to property owners in and outside of the ERMU limits <br />within the DWSMA relating to the proper management of wells <br />xx <br />Continue to provide tours of the water plant to educate school children on the <br />importance of WHP, conservation and protection <br />Annually <br />vii <br />390 <br />