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Wellhead Protection Areas

Wellhead Protection Area (WHPA) is the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) approved surface and subsurface area surrounding a public water supply well or well field that supplies a public water system, through which contaminants are likely to move toward and reach the well or well field. <br/>

Additional Info

Field Value
dsAccessConst None.
dsCurrentRef This data is updated continuously, more frequently than the metadata. See more details in activity stream at https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/activity/water-wellhead-protection-areas
dsMetadataUrl https://resources.gisdata.mn.gov/pub/gdrs/data/pub/us_mn_state_health/water_wellhead_protection_areas/metadata/metadata.html
dsModifiedDate 2025-05-17 00:37:45
dsOriginator MN Department of Health
dsPeriodOfContent 7/15/2019
dsPurpose This dataset was developed with the intention of protecting the public drinking water supply and complies with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, United States Code, title 42 and the State of Minnesota Rule (parts 4720.5100 to 4720.5590).
gdrsDsGuid {439b67b6-2c81-4598-b759-2beedff130cc}
spatial {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-97.068180, 43.436316],[-97.068180, 48.803411], [-91.199999, 48.803411], [-91.199999, 43.436316], [-97.068180, 43.436316]]]}

Dataset extent

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