Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) Require maximum feasible efficiency in
the use of water by new industrial, municipal and agricultural users throughout
the basin.
(b) Require eventual
application of those water-conserving practices or technologies that can
feasibly be employed by existing water users.
(c) Owners of water supply systems serving
the public (purveyors) seeking approval under section
3.8 of the compact for a new or an
expanded water withdrawal shall include as part of the application, a water
conservation plan. The plan shall describe the various programs adopted by the
purveyor to achieve maximum feasible efficiency in the use of water.
(1) The water conservation plan shall, at a
minimum, describe the implementation of the following programs as required by
the commission:
(i) Source metering
(Resolution No. 86-12);
(ii)
Service metering (Resolution No. 87-7 Revised);
(iii) Leak detection and repair (Resolution
No. 87-6 Revised); and
(iv) Water
conservation performance standards for plumbing fixtures and fittings
(Resolution No. 88-2 Revision No. 2).
(2) All applications submitted after June 30,
1992 for a new or expanded water withdrawal that results in a total withdrawal
equalling or exceeding an average of one million gallons of water per day shall
include the following in the water conservation plan:
(i) An evaluation of the feasibility of
implementing a water conservation pricing structure and billing program as
required in section
890.7 of this Part; and
(ii) Provision of information on the
availability of water-conserving devices and procedures (Resolution No.
81-9).
(3) The water
conservation plan shall be subject to review and approval by the designated
agency in the state where the system is located. The designated state agencies
are: Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy; New York Department
of Environmental Conservation; and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources.
(4) The Executive
Director shall enter into administrative agreements with each of the designated
agencies to administer and enforce the provisions of this regulation. In the
absence of an administrative agreement, the commission shall administer and
enforce the regulation.
(5) This
regulation shall be effective immediately.
