45-404. Findings on hearing; maps; order for
boundaries of groundwater basin; review and modification of
boundaries
A. Within sixty days after the hearing, the director shall make and file in the
director's office written findings with respect to matters considered during the
hearing. For each groundwater basin, the director shall prepare and file in the
director's office:
1. A map clearly identifying all lands included within the groundwater basin and
its sub-basins.
2. Factual data justifying the boundaries of the groundwater basin and its
sub-basins.
3. An order designating the boundaries of each groundwater basin and its
sub-basins.
B. The findings and order shall be published in the manner and for the length of
time prescribed for the publication of notice of the public hearing, and the order is
effective when published for the final time. The materials required by subsection A of
this section and a transcript of the hearing are public records of the department and
shall be available for examination by the public during regular business hours. The
findings and order of the director are subject to rehearing or review and to judicial
review as provided in section 45-114, subsection C.
C. The director shall file a true copy of the map in the office of the county
recorder of the county or counties in which the groundwater basin is located.
D. The director may, as conditions require and factual data justify, review and
modify the boundaries of any groundwater basin or any sub-basin of a groundwater basin
except for groundwater basins and sub-basins of a groundwater basin that are included
within an initial active management area. The review and modification of boundaries of a
groundwater basin or sub-basin included within a subsequent active management area or
irrigation non-expansion area shall follow procedures set forth in sections 45-417 and
45-438. Any modification of boundaries designated pursuant to this article shall follow
as closely as practicable the procedural requirements of section 45-403 and this section.
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