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<br />llons addre~~ tht' cO\'H<mmcntJI lmp<lLl _,( ,l)o:n,-ultur;ll J~-ur
<br />topsoil hl~S. nOXll'US wccd m\'<hllm, .md the u'nS\~411cnl 1<1"~
<br />of wlldhf,; habU;11 rilL' regulation" emphaSl::!;" rcwgl'l,lulm .1llU
<br />wildhf,' nHltg,ltl<)!l plan" .b h'y pt:nml l'l'ndIlJPns
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<br />Conn:>rn .lhnut Jdcyu<lu: \I.ller "urrllc<. i,'r n<:,\\ ~uhJI'
<br />\"ISlOI1S pnlmptcd lht' (;cncr.ll :\...semhly In jl.l72 In ft'L{lllrl'
<br />dc\'('lc>pers to pm\'lJl" ('tlunlk'S \nth .1ucqUJll' "\'IJcnn' III
<br />suffiCient WJLn supply In [lTm... Llf 'ill,llll)'. yuallllly. :md
<br />dependahillty felT whalcn:r tYPt; "f Lon"lrtldlOn pr"pu'cd
<br />(see Se(lJnn 30-1."-] lk1)(dn,
<br />Furthl'T.lhc l;(:'J1Cr,ll :\<.<<mhl) T,'qulIed lh,' (<)lImy III ",uhmll
<br />the prLlp05t'U supply plan 1<.1 Ih,' :'lUll' Engm"('f tor an l'plllllm ,15
<br />w whcther il ml~hl l'aUSl: lnJllry \0 other d~'I.H"t::d W3ll'r f1~ht$,
<br />Jnd to eyaluall: II II PTll\'ide<, <;uffiul'llt ",urrly {'>l'e "C((ll'n ")0-
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<br />The Slate Engll1l'eT (:omml'nt" I'n wells ,md "UTtllC Wdll'T
<br />supplit,s In,'m lllunlopaliuc" ,mJ llthcr ,"ouret'" The different
<br />type" of water surrly propl,"t.'d fl'T a 5ulxlin"hln may Include
<br />surface wal('r, lr!hulJry grounuwalt'r. DI'mer Ba"lll ~roundwatt>r.
<br />..nd designated groundWall'T
<br />For example, if Denwr Ebsln groundw3lcr IS rrl)rx'~d f,lr th~'
<br />,>ubdi\1slOn, the Stalc Engmcer WIll r"qUltl' " dedara!l0n (If lh....
<br />:;.penfk aqUlleT lTllcnded lIlT thc SUhdl\1"l<ln, ,md a (,lku1atll'n ~,f
<br />Ihe Jmount of gTPundw:lter lTl ~tnTa~e undl'Tlying the Jl'wl"p-
<br />men! It I" mlp')r!ant lhat lht" devdppn spt'ufkal1y dt'!cnnme
<br />h,1W the Denn:'T BaSin aquIfers \1111 he ullli:rd. helilU"'l" Sl'H'rdl
<br />countles have 300-year water supply rcqum:ments h'r all nt'w
<br />dcvelopments Ull!t:lTll:: lhl'~ ,lqulfl'rs
<br />In 2001. 335 SUhUl\'I...lons wcre TtTleWed Jnd cnmml'ntcu
<br />on hy thl' Slale Engtnerr. lTllTe.lsmg 10 425 rC"o'll'ws ITl 2lXU, and
<br />348 re\1C\\"S 1n 2(Xl)
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<br />R[{ 1'\ r (;1:0\\ I II\'D \\'-\ I fl: '">1 I'l'l \ Li (,hI \ Ill"
<br />Exa,nnalt"d ny drought and gw\qh, Cnllt"ll shnnlJII... m W;:ltCT
<br />supply hal';;> pf(lmpleU an"lhcr spale 01 \\;UeHl.'lated 1q.~lslalllln
<br />pas.sed In the Ia:;\ thfl'I' years \Vater supply shonfalls. If only [,lr 11m,
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<br />"h,ln Jnd l(ln~-l~.ml cx(h,IIlj.:I'~. tr.m...1c[';, ,If It';l.x" ,'l \\~ltn nghts.
<br />IbJllll1nJlly l'h;[n~<'", III w.ll\.'T n.~hb \I~rl' Ihl, pUrYII'\\ 1,1
<br />th," W;lt,'1 (llUn" I hmen'r, II relll <'lll'n ukI' ITlJm "1:1. m,mlhs tll
<br />(W,' YI':lh III h.111' 111,',;(' l'h.ll1g.:~ Jpprl'wd Cl'nte~ll'J ':,l'iC~ Ill.iy
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<br />1" Imprun' lilt' fll'Xlhdl!\ "mJ re"I"1!l~l\'eneS';' ,,( th,' "l.lIt"S
<br />"IJmlntslr.llll1Tl sY-~II'm (" h.,.tln .lddfl'~S IS,;lII'" ..lIdl ,I:> drilu.~hl.
<br />grlll\th, ;llld ,I'!1l't'rn fllr lT1~tr<',lm 1I"\1~ IIll fhh ,lIld wilJlik, In
<br />21101 2l1ln. ,lIld 2l)i14 Ihe (;t'nl"Ll] .-h~'l11hly ,ldllPl,'d kgl~bll(ln
<br />.lwh'1n:mg th,' "!.lll' [ngll1'"I'f Il'
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<br />:\lIll\\' ITllnnlf1!1hk \\.1"'r ..llpply ,l~ret'n1fTllS hl'hH'l"n
<br />WJ.ln right I1Wlwrs and ClIICS T1w It";l';":'" m,lY opn,lle n'J
<br />Tll,llt' Ih,m tln':I- "ll[ I,t II'n y-t:.ll" lc'mpnT"ry changes m
<br />tht' pum! 01 JI\\'f';'llln 1"~',1l1,'n .,Iu:>l". .me! 11'1'lt.' Ilf uS<."
<br />1m Jbsnlult" I\atn TlghLs are ,lll"wcd wahOUl th.. rwed
<br />lur (tlllTl ..lrprlwal (HB 01-11 H llfll'4-12'>fl)
<br />. :\110\\ Llrl1ln~ III II'''n ,Ill ,'r p;nt III Ihelr d~'(rCl'd W~lt\'T
<br />nghl~ II' ,lTlllthl'[ .1..;nrultur.ll W.llt'r n~h( holdcr
<br />I'n Ihl' o.:IllW ~ITeJm Sy~Il'l11. l.'T Ihc C:I,lor;lJIl \\;lh"r
<br />C(ln~TI,ll111Tl f),',ud fUT lTl~lrc,Jm IlIl\.\,- Thl" l~l,lTl GlI1
<br />Ilpcr.llt: for llP TllI'Tt' lhan lKill!.lys, lllU,,1 h.,. .lf1rmwcJ
<br />hy tht' IlI\'1slOn E:ngull'l'T, Jnd t.lTlTlllt GIU';":' ITlJUT\' [1'
<br />lllher \tiller nghl~ l~Il114.l1)21
<br />AIl"w t"lllp"r:uy ,-h,mgl's I.lf W..lIt:T nghh and SUhsllIllle
<br />~llrrly pLlTlS lIlT oul-t1l'prillnty dlwrSllms whde 'Ipph-
<br />GIlII'nS fllr (hang..:" llf \uta Tlghh ,md <lugmcnl.l\IDn
<br />pLms Jfl" pt'IlUITl': In \\;Ilcr Court d-jB i12, 1414. HB l'3-
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<br />bl,lhh.,h warn hanks Ill[ ~lllrcd 1\31ef thrllugh,)U! the
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<br />(riVe )UmOT InhuLlTY \.\cll~ lTl tht' "PULh rl.lllt' B.Isin
<br />until DI'cl'mt>er 3] 2l'\l'j w lile rheITJ\lgmt'nr..lunl1
<br />plan appllt'.lIlOnS ITl \\aler C"UTI In thl' mcan urn\".
<br />Ihq an: <lIII,w('"u!l1 rump Iheir wells If thL'Y haw a
<br />SUb...lllutC" ..llrrly pl,m "'Pllf"Wd hy tht' "1;111' EnglT1\'CT
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