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Committee hears bill to reinstate "waiver of adverse effect" for water-right applications
Summary
Senate Bill 190 would reinstate a voluntary waiver option for water-right permit and change applicants, allowing holders to remove their rights from adverse-effect review; DNRC and a broad set of water users supported the bill in committee.
Senate Bill 190 would reinstate a voluntary waiver of adverse effect for water-right permit and change applications, restoring language that previously expired on Sept. 30, 2023, supporters told the Senate Natural Resources Committee.
Senator Derek Harvey, sponsor of Senate Bill 190, said the provision formerly allowed a water-right holder to "review and voluntarily submit a waiver of adverse effect" so that the water-right would not be considered in DNRC's adverse-effect assessment for a new permit or change application. Nate Ward, bureau chief of the Water Rights Bureau…
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