(1)  The Board may, by notice, declare an area of land to be a groundwater protection zone for the purposes of these regulations.

(2)  The Board may declare under subregulation (1) an area of land to be a groundwater protection zone –

(a) to protect water resources such as ground and surface drinking-water resources; or

(b) to protect sensitive ecosystems that may be affected by groundwater quality, such as internationally listed wetlands; or

(c) for any other reason determined by the Board.