Pennsylvania Code
Title 25 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Part I - Department of Environmental Protection
Subpart A - Preliminary Provisions
Article I - Administrative Provisions
Chapter 9 - ENVIRONMENTAL MASTER PLAN
Subchapter B - POLICIES FOR CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES FOR AREAS WITH LIMITED WATER SUPPLY
Section 9.151 - Areas with limited water supply
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) Adequate supplies of water are necessary for a wide range of water uses, including instream uses which sustain aquatic ecosystems. Degradation of environmental values associated with the streams of the Commonwealth is of particular concern during periods of low flow. Commonwealth policy to protect environment values in areas with limited water supply is of primary importance.
(b) It shall be the environmental policy of the Commonwealth to protect the natural instream uses and associated environmental values of streams from conditions increasing the occurrence and severity of natural low flows.
(c) The degradation of these values and the problems that exist in areas with limited water supply cannot be resolved until the issues are confronted and changes in present policy occur. The following policies address those issues of immediate concern.
