Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
The commission, as part of the project review, shall
evaluate the proposed methodology for monitoring consumptive uses, water
withdrawals and mitigating flows, including flow metering devices, stream
gages, and other facilities used to measure the withdrawals or consumptive use
of the project or the rate of stream flow. If the commission determines that
additional flow measuring, metering or monitoring devices are required, these
shall be provided at the expense of the project sponsor, installed in
accordance with a schedule set by the commission, be accurate to within five
percent, and shall be subject to inspection by the commission at any
time.
(a) Project sponsors of projects
that are approved under this Part shall:
(1)
measure and record on a daily basis, or such other frequency as may be approved
by the commission, the quantity of all withdrawals, using meters or other
methods approved by the commission;
(2) certify, at the time of installation and
no less frequently than once every five years, the accuracy of all measuring
devices and methods to within five percent of actual flow, unless specified
otherwise by the commission;
(3)
maintain metering or other approved methods so as to provide a continuous,
accurate record of the withdrawal or consumptive use;
(4) measure groundwater levels in all
approved production wells, as specified by the commission;
(5) measure groundwater levels at additional
monitoring locations, as specified by the commission;
(6) measure water levels in surface storage
facilities, as specified by the commission;
(7) measure stream flows, passby flows or
conservation releases, as specified by the commission, using methods and at
frequencies approved by the commission.
(b) Reporting.
(1) Project sponsors whose projects are
approved under this section shall report to the commission on a quarterly basis
on forms and in a manner prescribed by the commission all information recorded
under subdivision (a) of this section, unless otherwise specified by the
commission.
(2) Project sponsors
whose projects are approved under this section shall report to the commission:
(i) violations of withdrawal limits and any
conditions of approvals, within five days of such violation;
(ii) loss of measuring or recording
capabilities required under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, within five days
after any such loss.
