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Committee advances bill requiring notice, hearing and December 1 deadline for water‑management methodology changes
Summary
The Senate Natural Resources Committee on Thursday advanced Senate Bill 10‑61, which would require notice, a hearing opportunity and a Dec. 1 deadline before the Department of Water Resources may issue or revise the methodology that governs conjunctive management of surface and groundwater on the Eastern Snake Plain.
The Senate Natural Resources Committee voted to advance Senate Bill 10‑61, a bill aimed at establishing procedural safeguards and a calendar for changes to the Department of Water Resources’ methodology order used in conjunctive management of surface and groundwater on the Eastern Snake Plain aquifer.
Senator Julie Van Orden, sponsor of the bill, said the measure requires the director of the Department of Water Resources to give affected persons notice and an opportunity to request a hearing before issuing a new or revised ‘‘methodology’’ —…
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