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→Planning Considerations
==Planning Considerations==
==Planning Considerations==
When planning any new development within a SPR/SPA its important to follow the following four (4) major Steps before moving forward.
When planning any new development within a SPR/SPA its important to follow the following four (4) major steps before moving forward.
===1) Identify and Map Vulnerable Areas===
===1) Identify and Map Vulnerable Areas===
** If said mitigation/treatment protocol needs to be amended and time allows a mitigation system can be installed to limit the movement of said chemical to the well or the water treatment process at the receiving Water Treatment Plant (WTP) can be modified to sufficiently decrease the concentrations being received
** If said mitigation/treatment protocol needs to be amended and time allows a mitigation system can be installed to limit the movement of said chemical to the well or the water treatment process at the receiving Water Treatment Plant (WTP) can be modified to sufficiently decrease the concentrations being received
{{textbox|When it comes to WHPAs once size does not fit all, there are multiple zones that extend in an irregular radius around a well to ensure adequate protection of the source water protection area, which is divided into five (5) zones based upon contaminant travel time within groundwater sources:
{{textbox|When it comes to WHPAs one size does not fit all, there are multiple zones that extend in an irregular radius around a well to ensure adequate protection of the source water protection area, which is divided into five (5) zones based upon contaminant travel time within groundwater sources:
# '''WHPA-A''' – an area of 100 metre radius around the wellhead
# '''WHPA-A''' – an area of 100 metre radius around the wellhead