4.__Volume.__The withdrawal volume and any seasonal volume variations; and

5.__Discharge.__The point or points at which the water is to be discharged after use.

§470-D.__Withdrawal threshold volume

The threshold volume is 20,000 gallons per month or 10,000 gallons on any day.

§470-E.__Exemptions

The following are exempt from the planning, reporting and fee requirements of this article:

1.__Nonconsumptive uses.__Nonconsumptive uses;

2.__Withdrawals below threshold volume.__Withdrawals below the specified threshold volume, except that a withdrawal below the threshold volume may be subject to the requirements of this article if the department determines that a water source is in need of special protection because of the nature or volume of demands made upon it, and that the reporting is necessary to establish a program or policies to protect the resource or to protect the public health, safety and welfare and ecological functions and values; and

3.__Household uses.__Ordinary household uses, including individual household wells.

§470-F.__Rules

Within one year of the effective date of this article, the department shall adopt rules establishing procedures and forms for filing water withdrawal reports.__Rules established pursuant to this article are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.

SUMMARY

This bill establishes a system for obtaining information concerning the withdrawal of water from water sources in the State and providing this information to the public. It requires each person who makes a withdrawal of water from a water source in excess of either 20,000 gallons a month or 10,000 gallons in

any one day to file a water withdrawal report with the Department of Environmental Protection.