Select Water committee directs staff to implement streamlining plan for Small Water Projects program
Aug 7, 2026
After presentations and a district survey, the committee directed staff to proceed with a proposed streamlining approach that shifts some liability to project sponsors, substitutes a signed checklist/affidavit for a full notice‑to‑proceed package in many cases, and considers making more projects shovel‑ready; committee also voted to raise the statutory contract/approval threshold to $50,000 in the omnibus bill.
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Commission and select water committee members reviewed staff recommendations to streamline the Small Water Projects program, including a survey of conservation districts and comparative review of other state programs.
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