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151.140 Withdrawal of water from public waters, permit required -- Exceptions.

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151.140 Withdrawal of water from public waters, permit required -- Exceptions. No person, business, industry, city, county, water district, or other political subdivision <br>shall have the right to withdraw, divert, or transfer public water from a stream, lake, <br>ground water source or other body of water, unless such person, business, industry, city, <br>county, water district or other political subdivision has been granted a permit by the <br>cabinet for such withdrawal, diversion, or transfer of water. Provided, however, no permit <br>shall be required for and nothing herein shall interfere with the use of water for <br>agricultural and domestic purposes including irrigation; and no permit shall be required if <br>the amount of water withdrawn, diverted or transferred is less than the amount established <br>by regulation and no permit shall be required for water used in the production of steam <br>generating plants of companies whose retail rates are regulated by the Kentucky Public <br>Service Commission or for which plants a certificate of environmental compatibility from <br>such commission is required by law, or water injected underground in conjunction with <br>operations for the production of oil or gas. Effective: June 17, 1978 <br>History: Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 266, sec. 1, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 285, sec. 3. -- Amended 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 213, sec. 1. -- Created <br>1966 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 18.