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Any watershed or any area of land adjacent to any surface water or overlying any ground water may declared by the Department of Natural Resources as protected area Rules and regulations may be promulgated by such Department to prohibit or control such activities by the owners or occupants thereof within the protected area which may damage or cause the deterioration of the surface water or ground water or interfere with the investigation, use, control, protection, management or administration of such waters.
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