EXCERPT FROM SOUTHAMPTON TOWN CODE
RE:
ITS ANTI-DEGRADATION POLICY OF ITS SOLE SOURCE AQUIFER
Section 330-63 of the Southampton Town Code shows how important our deep-water recharge regions are. The code says: "A…It is the policy of the Town Board to protect the town's supply of water in its pristine state and prevent degradation of this valuable and essential resource.
"B. The Town Master Plan and subsequent studies and updates have located geographic areas in the town where water recharge into the aquifers is the deepest and therefore the greatest recharge occurs. These areas have been designated as water catchment regions."
"C. These water catchment regions affect the water quality of the entire town. The types of land use which occur above the water catchment regions directly impact upon the aquifer and its quality. Thus, the type of land use in the water catchment regions must be compatible with the function of water recharge to ensure the goal of protecting the drinking supply of the town."
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