The draft policy outlining procedures for designating Critical Water Planning Areas under the Water Resources Planning Act is now available for public review. Comments are due September 19.

Critical Water Planning Areas are “significant hydrologic unit where existing or future demands exceed or threaten to exceed the safe yield of available water resources.”

The draft policy outlines the procedures for nominating areas through the Regional Water Resources Committees and petition the Department of Environmental Protection and doing the detailed evaluation and public participation process required by the Act.

NewsClip: Guidance for Critical Water Planning Areas Available

9/2/2005