To ensure that any Recharge Reducing Activity ceases to be or never becomes a significant drinking water threat, where this activity is or would be a significant drinking water threat as prescribed by the CWA, Municipalities, where appropriate, shall develop and update design standards (e.g., development manuals, design guidelines) for maintaining and enhancing groundwater recharge. These shall include implementation of LID, minimizing impervious surfaces and / or lot level infiltration for the purposes of maintaining recharge function. The design standards shall consider water quality when recommending best management practices and address how recharge will be maintained and water quality will be protected including consideration of how water quality will be protected from application and storage of winter maintenance materials including Salt.

WC-CW-1.9: The Municipality and/or County shall provide a report to the Source Protection Authority, by February 1st of each year, summarizing the actions taken to implement the Source Protection Plan policies, where specifically required by the policies.

Where the Municipality and/or County is required to implement education and outreach programs as the primary means of managing the risk associated with significant drinking water threats, the report must indicate, at minimum additional details on how the significant drinking water threat was managed and/or ceased to be significant.