§ 15-1605. Registration of water withdrawals. 1. Except as provided in subdivision five of this section, no person shall begin, on or after the effective date of this title, a withdrawal of Great Lakes water that will average in excess of one hundred thousand gallons per day in any consecutive thirty-day period without first registering the proposed withdrawal with the department. Persons withdrawing water for agricultural purposes, except those withdrawals subject to the provisions of section 15-1607 or 15-1613 of this title, shall register their water use with the department if the actual withdrawal averaged in excess of one hundred thousand gallons per day in any consecutive thirty day period. 2. Except as provided in subdivision five of this section, all persons withdrawing in excess of an average of one hundred thousand gallons per day in any consecutive thirty-day period as of the effective date of this title shall, within one year of the effective date of this title, register such withdrawal with the department. 3. a. Each registration under subdivision one or two of this section shall consist of a statement of and supporting documentation which shall include the following: (1) The place and source of the proposed or existing withdrawal; (2) The location of any discharge or return flow; (3) The location and nature of the proposed or existing water use; (4) The actual or estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of withdrawal; and (5) The actual or estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of water loss from the withdrawal. b. Each registration under subdivision one or two of this section concerning a withdrawal that will result in a water loss averaging in excess of two million gallons per day in any consecutive thirty day period shall also provide a statement of and supporting documentation which shall include the following: (1) The operating capacity of the withdrawal system identified in the registration; (2) If the registration includes a proposed withdrawal increase, the total new or increased operating capacity of the withdrawal system; (3) The estimated average annual and monthly rates of discharge or return flow; (4) A list of all federal, state, and local approvals, permits, licenses and other authorizations required for the existing or proposed withdrawal. 4. In calculating the total amount of an existing or proposed withdrawal for the purpose of determining the applicability of subdivision one or two of this section, a person shall combine all separate withdrawals which the person makes or proposes to make, whether or not such withdrawals are for a single purpose or are for related but separate purposes. 5. Registration is not required for: a. A person holding a permit under title eight of article seventeen of this chapter or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 USC §§ 1251 et seq., if the department has established a water loss coefficient, based on flow diagrams and other water use information provided by the permittee, that the department uses to calculate the permittee's water loss. b. A person withdrawing water pursuant to a valid water supply permit or a permit to transport water by vessel pursuant to title fifteen of this article. 6. Each person who registers a withdrawal under subdivision one or two of this section shall report the volume and rate of withdrawal and, ifapplicable, the volume and rate of water loss from the withdrawal to the department in the form and at the times required by the department. 7. Registrations shall be valid for a period of two years, provided however that persons who withdraw water for an agricultural purpose may register annually. 8. The department is authorized to assess a registration fee of two hundred dollars which shall be paid at the time of registration or registration renewal, provided however that the fee for persons withdrawing water for agricultural purposes who register annually shall be one hundred dollars. 9. The department may contract with the state soil and water conservation committee for the preparation and distribution of informational materials to persons who withdraw water for agricultural purposes, regarding the purposes, benefits and requirements of this title, and which may also provide information on complying with the registration program and on any general or applicable methods for calculating or estimating water withdrawals or water loss. 10. Within eighteen months following receipt of the registration of water withdrawals information the department shall prepare an environmental impact statement on water withdrawals and consumptive uses, and their impact on water quality and quantity in the Great Lakes basin. The department, in consultation with the water resources planning council, shall also prepare recommendations for a regulatory program for water use and withdrawals from the Great Lakes basin. The environmental impact statement and recommendations for a regulatory program shall be submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly by January first, nineteen hundred ninety-three.
§ 15-1605. Registration of water withdrawals. 1. Except as provided in subdivision five of this section, no person shall begin, on or after the effective date of this title, a withdrawal of Great Lakes water that will average in excess of one hundred thousand gallons per day in any consecutive thirty-day period without first registering the proposed withdrawal with the department. Persons withdrawing water for agricultural purposes, except those withdrawals subject to the provisions of section 15-1607 or 15-1613 of this title, shall register their water use with the department if the actual withdrawal averaged in excess of one hundred thousand gallons per day in any consecutive thirty day period. 2. Except as provided in subdivision five of this section, all persons withdrawing in excess of an average of one hundred thousand gallons per day in any consecutive thirty-day period as of the effective date of this title shall, within one year of the effective date of this title, register such withdrawal with the department. 3. a. Each registration under subdivision one or two of this section shall consist of a statement of and supporting documentation which shall include the following: (1) The place and source of the proposed or existing withdrawal; (2) The location of any discharge or return flow; (3) The location and nature of the proposed or existing water use; (4) The actual or estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of withdrawal; and (5) The actual or estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of water loss from the withdrawal. b. Each registration under subdivision one or two of this section concerning a withdrawal that will result in a water loss averaging in excess of two million gallons per day in any consecutive thirty day period shall also provide a statement of and supporting documentation which shall include the following: (1) The operating capacity of the withdrawal system identified in the registration; (2) If the registration includes a proposed withdrawal increase, the total new or increased operating capacity of the withdrawal system; (3) The estimated average annual and monthly rates of discharge or return flow; (4) A list of all federal, state, and local approvals, permits, licenses and other authorizations required for the existing or proposed withdrawal. 4. In calculating the total amount of an existing or proposed withdrawal for the purpose of determining the applicability of subdivision one or two of this section, a person shall combine all separate withdrawals which the person makes or proposes to make, whether or not such withdrawals are for a single purpose or are for related but separate purposes. 5. Registration is not required for: a. A person holding a permit under title eight of article seventeen of this chapter or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 USC §§ 1251 et seq., if the department has established a water loss coefficient, based on flow diagrams and other water use information provided by the permittee, that the department uses to calculate the permittee's water loss. b. A person withdrawing water pursuant to a valid water supply permit or a permit to transport water by vessel pursuant to title fifteen of this article. 6. Each person who registers a withdrawal under subdivision one or two of this section shall report the volume and rate of withdrawal and, ifapplicable, the volume and rate of water loss from the withdrawal to the department in the form and at the times required by the department. 7. Registrations shall be valid for a period of two years, provided however that persons who withdraw water for an agricultural purpose may register annually. 8. The department is authorized to assess a registration fee of two hundred dollars which shall be paid at the time of registration or registration renewal, provided however that the fee for persons withdrawing water for agricultural purposes who register annually shall be one hundred dollars. 9. The department may contract with the state soil and water conservation committee for the preparation and distribution of informational materials to persons who withdraw water for agricultural purposes, regarding the purposes, benefits and requirements of this title, and which may also provide information on complying with the registration program and on any general or applicable methods for calculating or estimating water withdrawals or water loss. 10. Within eighteen months following receipt of the registration of water withdrawals information the department shall prepare an environmental impact statement on water withdrawals and consumptive uses, and their impact on water quality and quantity in the Great Lakes basin. The department, in consultation with the water resources planning council, shall also prepare recommendations for a regulatory program for water use and withdrawals from the Great Lakes basin. The environmental impact statement and recommendations for a regulatory program shall be submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly by January first, nineteen hundred ninety-three.
§ 15-1605. Registration of water withdrawals. 1. Except as provided in subdivision five of this section, no person shall begin, on or after the effective date of this title, a withdrawal of Great Lakes water that will average in excess of one hundred thousand gallons per day in any consecutive thirty-day period without first registering the proposed withdrawal with the department. Persons withdrawing water for agricultural purposes, except those withdrawals subject to the provisions of section 15-1607 or 15-1613 of this title, shall register their water use with the department if the actual withdrawal averaged in excess of one hundred thousand gallons per day in any consecutive thirty day period. 2. Except as provided in subdivision five of this section, all persons withdrawing in excess of an average of one hundred thousand gallons per day in any consecutive thirty-day period as of the effective date of this title shall, within one year of the effective date of this title, register such withdrawal with the department. 3. a. Each registration under subdivision one or two of this section shall consist of a statement of and supporting documentation which shall include the following: (1) The place and source of the proposed or existing withdrawal; (2) The location of any discharge or return flow; (3) The location and nature of the proposed or existing water use; (4) The actual or estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of withdrawal; and (5) The actual or estimated average annual and monthly volumes and rates of water loss from the withdrawal. b. Each registration under subdivision one or two of this section concerning a withdrawal that will result in a water loss averaging in excess of two million gallons per day in any consecutive thirty day period shall also provide a statement of and supporting documentation which shall include the following: (1) The operating capacity of the withdrawal system identified in the registration; (2) If the registration includes a proposed withdrawal increase, the total new or increased operating capacity of the withdrawal system; (3) The estimated average annual and monthly rates of discharge or return flow; (4) A list of all federal, state, and local approvals, permits, licenses and other authorizations required for the existing or proposed withdrawal. 4. In calculating the total amount of an existing or proposed withdrawal for the purpose of determining the applicability of subdivision one or two of this section, a person shall combine all separate withdrawals which the person makes or proposes to make, whether or not such withdrawals are for a single purpose or are for related but separate purposes. 5. Registration is not required for: a. A person holding a permit under title eight of article seventeen of this chapter or the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, 33 USC §§ 1251 et seq., if the department has established a water loss coefficient, based on flow diagrams and other water use information provided by the permittee, that the department uses to calculate the permittee's water loss. b. A person withdrawing water pursuant to a valid water supply permit or a permit to transport water by vessel pursuant to title fifteen of this article. 6. Each person who registers a withdrawal under subdivision one or two of this section shall report the volume and rate of withdrawal and, ifapplicable, the volume and rate of water loss from the withdrawal to the department in the form and at the times required by the department. 7. Registrations shall be valid for a period of two years, provided however that persons who withdraw water for an agricultural purpose may register annually. 8. The department is authorized to assess a registration fee of two hundred dollars which shall be paid at the time of registration or registration renewal, provided however that the fee for persons withdrawing water for agricultural purposes who register annually shall be one hundred dollars. 9. The department may contract with the state soil and water conservation committee for the preparation and distribution of informational materials to persons who withdraw water for agricultural purposes, regarding the purposes, benefits and requirements of this title, and which may also provide information on complying with the registration program and on any general or applicable methods for calculating or estimating water withdrawals or water loss. 10. Within eighteen months following receipt of the registration of water withdrawals information the department shall prepare an environmental impact statement on water withdrawals and consumptive uses, and their impact on water quality and quantity in the Great Lakes basin. The department, in consultation with the water resources planning council, shall also prepare recommendations for a regulatory program for water use and withdrawals from the Great Lakes basin. The environmental impact statement and recommendations for a regulatory program shall be submitted to the governor, the temporary president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly by January first, nineteen hundred ninety-three.
