7 Del. Admin. Code § 7102-57.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024

Section 7102-57.0 - Criteria for exempted aquifers

57.1 An aquifer or a portion thereof which meets the definition for an "underground source(s) of drinking water" in Section 4.0 may be determined to be an "exempted aquifer" if it meets the following criteria:

57.2 It does not currently serve as a source of drinking water;

57.3 It cannot now and will not in the future serve as a source of drinking water because:

57.3.1 It is situated at a depth or location which makes recovery of water for drinking water purposes economically or technologically impractical; or

57.3.2 It is so contaminated that it would be economically or technologically impractical to render that water fit for human consumption;

57.4 The total dissolved solids content of the Groundwater is more than 3,000 mg/L and less than 10,000 mg/L and it is not reasonably expected to supply a public water system; and

57.5 A major aquifer exemption has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

7 Del. Admin. Code § 7102-57.0

21 DE Reg. 978 (6/1/2018) (Final)