County's 300‑year rule and recent state changes spotlighted in groundwater study
Moore Engineering told commissioners Elbert County's 300‑year local rule is more conservative than the state's 100‑year presumptive allocation; the consultant warned a 2021 change introducing 'total allowable withdrawal' can end a water right when formulaed volume is exhausted, raising legal and management questions.
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Moore Engineering's report contrasted the statewide statutory allocation approach — which divides a presumed recoverable volume by 100 years — with Elbert County’s locally adopted 300‑year rule that reduces allowable annual yields. "In Elbert County you actually instead of a 100 ... you have a 300 year rule which ... reduces the amount that you can take per year," the presenter said.
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