Public Water Supply Permit Program: Is This Project Major Or Minor?
The general procedures, the times allotted for processing and review, and the requirements for public notice of applications all differ for major and minor projects under Uniform Procedures Act requirements (Part 621). Generally, minor projects require less review time and do not require public review.
Minor projects include:
- Extension of a water district or other service area to an existing or approved facility where present sources of supply are adequate to serve the proposed extension area and where the additional area does not exceed 50% of the previously approved area.
- Replacement of a well with an equivalent well in the same aquifer having a capacity not more than 110% of the original.
- Changes is ownership of a water supply system, including acquisitions of private by a town water district, or by a county water district or water authority.
- Enlargement of existing facilities involving an increase of not more than 45 gallons per minute for ground water sources and not more than 150 gallons per minute for surface sources, or 10 percent of the original capacity, whichever is greater.
- Acquisition and use, in an existing approved system, of a supplemental supply taken from an approved system having a demonstrated surplus.
All other activities are considered major projects for the public notice requirements of the Uniform Procedures Act.
