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SB 351 Subdivision ordinances; provisions to allow locality to determine adequate water supply sources.

Introduced by: R. Edward Houck | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Local water supply facilities. Authorizes localities to include in their subdivision ordinances provisions allowing the locality to determine whether there are adequate water sources and drinking water distribution infrastructure to deliver sufficient and safe water for human consumption to meet the demand required by a new subdivision. Before it adopts such an ordinance, the locality must identify in its comprehensive plan, and in the local regional water plan required by the state, the (i) adequacy of public water supply facilities that will be used in making such a determination, (ii) the areas where such subdivisions may be located, and (iii) existing water supply and infrastructure needs in the potential growth area. If the locality determines that adequate water supply or related water facilities do not exist, it must provide a timeframe of when such supply or facilities will be adequate to meet the water demand. The determination of what constitutes an adequate water supply is based on the demand projections developed as part of the adopted local or regional water supply plan.


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