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Stockbridge-Munsee Tribal Code.

Section ENV.06.01 — Purpose

The residents of the Stockbridge-Munsee Indian Reservation depend exclusively on groundwater for a safe drinking water supply. Groundwater also is the primary source of water for wetlands, streams and rivers on the Reservation. Certain land use practices and activities can seriously threaten or degrade groundwater quality and quantity. The purpose of this Ordinance is to protect the groundwater of the Reservation for all reasonable uses, as well as to promote the public health and welfare of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community.