Article VII Definitions

Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas. Areas, defined under the provisions of the Growth Management Act (RCW Chapter 36.70A), where an aquifer that is a source of drinking water is both highly susceptible and vulnerable to contamination. Areas with a high susceptibility to groundwater contamination occur where an aquifer is used as a drinking water source and a combination of the following occur(s): permeable soils, permeable surficial geology, and/or groundwater close to the ground surface.

Effective on: 4/16/2011