15-3103 – Legislative Findings and Intent.
§ 15-3103. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds and declares that: 1. The waters of the state are one of its most essential natural resources. 2. Adequate supplies of good quality groundwater are critical to the health and welfare of the residents of the state and to their economic well-being. Groundwater contamination exists […]
15-3105 – Purpose.
§ 15-3105. Purpose. It is the intent of the legislature that the department develop a strategy to address contaminated groundwater and implement a program to remediate and manage groundwater resources in a manner that will ensure long-term sustainability.
15-3107 – Groundwater Information Management.
§ 15-3107. Groundwater information management. Information collected pursuant to this section shall be incorporated into the geographic information system maintained by the department to track remedial programs, pursuant to section 3-0315 of this chapter.
15-3109 – Groundwater Remediation Strategy.
§ 15-3109. Groundwater remediation strategy. No later than three years after the effective date of this title, the department, in consultation with the department of health, shall develop and publish a strategy to address the long-term remediation of groundwater contamination, including strategies to protect groundwater from future degradation from contaminated sites. 1. Such strategy shall […]
15-3111 – Rules and Regulations.
§ 15-3111. Rules and regulations. The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this title.
15-3301 – Definitions.
§ 15-3301. Definitions. As used in this title the following terms shall mean: 1. “Land acquisition projects” means open space acquisition projects undertaken with willing sellers including, but not limited to, the purchase of conservation easements, undertaken by a municipality, a not-for-profit corporation, or purchase of conservation easements by a soil and water conservation district. […]
15-3303 – Land Acquistion Projects for Source Water Protection.
§ 15-3303. Land acquisition projects for source water protection. 1. The commissioner is authorized to provide state assistance to municipalities, not-for-profit corporations and soil and water conservation districts to undertake land acquisition projects for source water protection, in cooperation with willing sellers. Land acquisition projects for source water protection shall support, expand or enhance drinking […]
15-3305 – Approval and Execution of Projects.
§ 15-3305. Approval and execution of projects. 1. Land acquisition projects for source water protection may be undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this article and other applicable provisions of law only with the approval of the commissioner. 2. The commissioner shall review such project application and may approve, disapprove or recommend modifications thereto consistent […]
15-2913 – Water Resources Management Strategy; Revision.
§ 15-2913. Water resources management strategy; revision. From time to time and at least once every two years, the department of environmental conservation, with the participation of the department of health and whenever possible, regional planning and development boards, shall review the strategy and shall either (a) prepare any amendments necessary to update the strategy, […]
15-3101 – Short Title.
§ 15-3101. Short title. This title shall be known and may be cited as the “groundwater protection act”.