The Illinois EPA wellhead protection page provides information on implementing a wellhead protection plan, and provides contact information for IL EPA wellhead protection professionals.
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Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement Annex 6
Through the Aquatic Invasive Species Annex of the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, the United States and Canada have committed to “… contribute to the achievement of the General and Specific Objectives of this Agreement. Through this Annex the Parties shall establish a binational strategy to prevent the introduction of Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS), to control or reduce the spread of existing AIS, and to eradicate, where feasible, existing AIS within the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem.”
Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force
The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force works to stop the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) into the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Basin. Since its inception, the Task Force has coordinated state and provincial efforts to combat AIS through strategic regional action.
Minnesota Source Water
The Minnesota Department of Health Source Water Protection webpage provides communities with resources to help protect source water. MDH provides pages with regulations, laws, source water assessments, geospatial data, and source water protection grants.
Wisconsin Source Water Protection
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides an overview of their source water protection program, including wellhead protection information, and links to community source water assessments.
Wisconsin Source Water Assessment Program
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources provides links to community source water assessment reports.
Pennsylvania Source Water
The Pennsylvania Source Water Protection program webpages provides information on Pennsylvania's source water protection programs, and links to GIS data and community source water assessments.
Ohio Source Water
Ohio undertakes source water protection to reduce downstream water treatment costs. The Ohio Environmental Protection webpage provides resources on communities source water assessments and protection programs.
New York Source Water Assessment Program
The New York Source Department of Health provides information on their Source Water Assessment program. The webpage includes information sheets for Source Water Protection in Upstate New York, as well as the 1999 State Source Water Assessment Program Plan.