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Development services previews Title 15 well-code rewrite; proposes new regulation for on-site wells and hydrogeologist review
Summary
Development services told the committee Title 15 changes — under review for introduction to the assembly — would expand municipal oversight of nonpublic wells, adopt state separation requirements for wells and stormwater, remove a mandatory household water-storage rule, and add a staged hydrogeologic study requirement for new subdivisions.
Curtis Townsend of Development Services told the Community and Economic Development Committee on Feb. 6 that the Municipality will present a Title 15 rewrite to the assembly next week that updates the on‑site water and well code.
Townsend said the rewrite began in 2019, picked up again in late 2023, and was developed with an industry advisory committee and legal review. Key changes he described include: (1) expanding municipal regulation to cover certain nonpublic wells (those serving multiple units up to the state’s public‑well threshold); (2) adopting the state’s separation requirement between wells and stormwater infrastructure; (3) removing a blanket municipal requirement for household water storage while keeping standards for storage…
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