§ 38 §470-B — Threshold volumes for reporting

Except as otherwise provided in this article, a person making a water withdrawal in excess of the threshold volumes established in this section shall file a water withdrawal report in accordance with section 470‑D covering the 12 months ending on the previous September 30th. The threshold volumes for reporting are as follows.
1.
Withdrawals from river, stream or brook.
The threshold volume for reporting on withdrawals from a river, stream or brook or groundwater within 500 feet of a river, stream or brook is 20,000 gallons on any day or, if the watershed area at the point of withdrawal exceeds 75 square miles, a volume in gallons per day for any day that is:
2.
Withdrawals from GPA lake or pond or certain groundwater sources.
The threshold volume for reporting on withdrawals from a Class GPA lake or pond or groundwater within 500 feet of the lake or pond is determined from the following table:Lake area in acresgallons/ week< 1030,00010-30100,00031-100300,000101-3001,000,000301-10003,000,0001001-300010,000,0003001-10,00030,000,000
3.
Withdrawals from other groundwater sources.
The threshold volume for reporting on withdrawals from groundwater greater than 500 feet from a river, stream, brook or GPA classified lake or pond is 50,000 gallons on any day, unless the person making the water withdrawal demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that the withdrawal will not impact any adjacent surface water body.

Legislative History

PL 2001, c. 619, §1 (NEW).