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County tables second reading of Water Supply Development ordinance after technical review
Summary
A proposed ordinance to create a county review process for water-supply developments and to set withdrawal thresholds (2,000,000 gpd high potential; 250,000 gpd medium) was presented; commissioners asked for more review and tabled the second reading.
Liberty Flora described Ordinance 2026-8, which would require developers proposing significant water withdrawals to submit an application to the Planning Commission for technical review. The ordinance defines zones of groundwater availability—high potential, medium potential and limited potential—and sets thresholds that trigger review: withdrawals greater than 2,000,000 gallons per day in high-potential zones and greater than 250,000 gallons per day in medium-potential zones, with any withdrawal in limited-potential areas subject to review. Surface-water withdrawals above 1,000,000 gallons per day would require additional submittals including a water balance and low-flow protections following the USGS 7Q10 standard.
Commissioner Kirsch raised a question about test-pumping procedures and where discharge water goes during a pump test to ensure accurate aquifer measurements; Flora confirmed discharge requirements exist and that the county's stormwater manual would apply. Commissioners were not ready to act on the second reading and tabled the ordinance.
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