§ 3112. Plan contents
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 27 Pa.C.S.A. Environmental ResourcesEffective: March 17, 2003
Effective: March 17, 2003
27 Pa.C.S.A. § 3112
§ 3112. Plan contents
(10) An assessment of the water resources required to serve areas with important or unique natural, scenic, environmental or recreational values of national, regional, local or Statewide significance, including national and State parks; designated wild, scenic and recreational rivers; national and State wildlife refuges; and the habitats of Federal and State endangered or threatened species.
(11) A process for identifying projects and practices that are being or have been implemented by water users that reduce the amount of water withdrawal or consumptive use, improve efficiency in water use, provide for reuse and recycling of water, increase the supply or storage of water or preserve or increase groundwater recharge and a recommended process for providing appropriate positive recognition of such projects or practices in actions, programs, policies, projects or management activities recommended under paragraph (16).
(13) An assessment of both structural and nonstructural alternatives to address identified water availability problems, adverse impacts on water uses or conflicts between water users, including potential actions to develop additional or alternative supplies, conservation measures and management techniques.
(ii) Municipalities have adopted a county plan or a multimunicipal plan under Article XI1 of the Municipalities Planning Code and the participating municipalities have conformed their local plans and ordinances to the county or multimunicipal plan by implementing cooperative agreements and adopting appropriate resolutions and ordinances.
(B) the county has adopted a county comprehensive plan in accordance with section 301 or 302 of the Municipalities Planning Code which is in effect, in lieu of comprehensive plans adopted by municipalities in the county, and municipalities in the county have adopted zoning ordinances generally consistent with such county comprehensive plan in accordance with sections 303(d) and 603(j) of the Municipalities Planning Code.
(c) Balancing of considerations.--In approving, recommending and adopting the State water plan, the Statewide committee and secretary shall provide serious and deliberative consideration to regional priorities, objectives and recommendations expressed by the regional committees, reconcile differences or conflicts among regional plans and assure that the regional plans and State water plan adequately consider and reflect Federal, State and Compact Basin Commission policies, plans, objectives and priorities of national, Statewide or interstate importance.
(1) Critical water planning areas shall be identified as provided under subsection (a)(6). A regional committee may, in advance of the formal adoption of a regional plan or the State water plan and if justified by evidence developed in the planning process, recommend the designation of a critical water planning area. Upon such recommendation, the Statewide committee and secretary may designate the area for the development of a critical area resource plan for any watershed or watersheds within a critical water planning area pursuant to this subsection.
(2) In preparing a critical area resource plan for a critical water planning area, the regional committee shall establish a critical area advisory committee. This committee shall be composed of persons representative of appropriate governmental agencies, agricultural, public water supply, industrial and other water users in the area, conservation and environmental organizations and other persons who have knowledge of, background in or an understanding of water resources planning and management. The critical area advisory committee shall evaluate policy, program and management alternatives and advise the regional committee and department throughout the critical water area planning process.
(3) For each critical water planning area identified and designated under this subsection or subsection (a)(6), the regional committee shall, in consultation with a critical area advisory committee, guide the development of and recommend to the Statewide committee and secretary and the department shall draft a critical area resource plan. The regional committee may recommend to the department the engagement of county or regional agencies or expert consulting firms to assist in the process of preparing such a plan.
(4) A critical area resource plan shall be subject to review and adoption through the same process as a regional plan as provided in this section and section 3115 (relating to development, adoption, amendment and periodic review of State water plan). Prior to final recommendation by the regional committee to the Statewide committee, a copy of the proposed critical area resource plan shall be submitted to the official planning agency and governing body of each municipality in the designated critical water planning area, the appropriate county planning agency and regional planning agencies for review and comment as to consistency with other plans and programs affecting the critical water planning area, and each such agency and governing body shall be provided 45 days to provide comments.
Credits
2002, Dec. 16, P.L. 1776, No. 220, § 2, effective in 90 days.
Footnotes
53 P.S. § 11101 et seq.
27 Pa.C.S.A. § 3112, PA ST 27 Pa.C.S.A. § 3112
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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