45-569. Management goals and management plans
for subsequent active management areas
A. Within thirty days of the designation of a subsequent active management area
pursuant to article 2 of this chapter, the director shall establish a management goal for
the active management area and the number of years in which the goal is to be achieved.
B. Not later than two years after the designation of a subsequent active management
area, the director shall promulgate an initial management plan for the active management
area and may provide for subsequent management plans to be promulgated during the time
set for achieving the management goal. If the director determines that active management
is necessary to preserve the existing supply of groundwater for future needs or that land
subsidence or fissuring is endangering property or potential groundwater storage
capacity, the director, in developing the plan or plans, shall include measures for
reducing groundwater withdrawals which follow as closely as practicable the program set
forth in sections 45-564 through 45-568. If the director determines that active
management is necessary because the use of groundwater is resulting in actual or
threatened groundwater quality degradation, the director shall, in cooperation with the
department of environmental quality, include in the plan or plans a program for
prevention or amelioration of groundwater quality problems and a schedule for
implementation of the proposed solutions. The director shall submit such program to the
legislature for any necessary enabling legislation or coordination with existing programs
of the department of environmental quality.
C. All management plans, including the management goal, for a subsequent active
management area, shall be adopted only after public hearings pursuant to sections 45-570
and 45-571.
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