38 §470-F. Local water use policies encouraged

Title 38: WATERS AND NAVIGATION

Chapter 3: PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF WATERS

Subchapter 1: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BOARD

Article 4-B: WATER WITHDRAWAL REPORTING PROGRAM HEADING: PL 2001, C. 619, §1 (NEW)

§470-F. Local water use policies encouraged

The department shall encourage and cooperate with state, regional or municipal agencies, boards or organizations in the development and adoption of regional or local water use policies that protect the environment from excessive drawdown of water sources during low-flow periods. The department shall encourage those entities, in developing those policies, to review previously adopted low-flow policies. [2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §35 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW). 2009, c. 369, Pt. A, §35 (AMD).