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Committee hears bill to reinstate voluntary "waiver of adverse effect" for water-right applications
Summary
Senate Bill 190 would reinstate a previously expired option allowing a water-right holder to voluntarily waive consideration of their right in an adverse-effect review for certain permit and change applications; proponents said it provides flexibility, opponents were not present.
Senate Bill 190 would reinstate a statutory waiver of adverse effect for water-right permit and change applications, allowing a water-right holder to voluntarily exclude their right from the DNRC's adverse‑effect assessment during an application review.
Senator (sponsor) introduced the bill as a reinstatement of a provision that existed from Oct. 1, 2017, through Sept. 30, 2023, and that was removed by a sunset. Anna Pakenham Stevenson, water division administrator at the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation, said the bill was developed by a multi‑stakeholder working group and would simplify the application…
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