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2011 SESSION
HB 2402 Interbasin water transfers; establishes a procedure.
Introduced by: Thomas C. Wright, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
State waters; regulation of interbasin transfers. Establishes a procedure for the interbasin transfer of waters. Persons initiating an interbasin transfer, or expanding an existing interbasin transfer, in excess of two million gallons per day must seek a certificate of transfer from the State Water Control Board. Applicants must publish a notice of intent to interested parties and hold public hearings in affected areas. The applicant is required to provide the Department of Environmental Quality with an environmental impact statement showing comprehensive analysis of the impacts, including cumulative impacts, that would occur in the source and receiving basins; an evaluation of alternatives to the proposed interbasin transfer; and a description of measures to mitigate any adverse impacts that may arise.
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HISTORY
- 01/17/11 House: Presented and ordered printed 11104245D
- 01/17/11 House: Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources
- 01/26/11 House: Tabled in Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources by voice vote