Code of Massachusetts Regulations
310 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Title 310 CMR 36.00 - Massachusetts Water Resources Management Program
Section 36.42 - Duration of a Water Supply Emergency
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Except as provided in 310 CMR 36.40(3), a declaration of a state of water supply emergency will remain in effect for six months following the date of issuance unless revoked by the Department.
(2) No state of water supply emergency will remain in effect for more than six months in the aggregate in any 12-month period unless the Department determines that a longer state of emergency is required to protect the public health, safety or welfare in all or in part of the area served by the public water supplier.
(3) The Department may amend or terminate a declaration upon a finding that the public health, safety or welfare is no longer endangered by a water supply shortage in part or all of the area to which the emergency had been made applicable.