Water Management Act

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Originator: The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
Publication_Date: 20080922
Title: Water Management Act
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Originator: The Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM)
Title:
Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management Georegulations Geodatabase
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Description:
Abstract:
Authorities: M.G.L. c. 21G: Water Management Act; 310 CMR 36.00: Massachusetts Water Resources Management Program.
Jurisdiction: Ground and surface waters of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Applicability: Water withdrawals of over 100,000 gallons per day or 9,000,000 gallons over a three-month period.
Regulatory Summary: The intent of the Water Management Act (WMA) is to protect water resources by limiting withdrawals to a "safe yield." The unit of management is the basin and sub-basins of rivers. Safe yield is defined by environmental quantity and quality impacts on water resources near a proposed new withdrawal, as determined by the Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and the Massachusetts Water Resources Commission. Within this context, water withdrawals that will not unduly stress the host river basin are permitted for five years, renewable to 20 years. Large water users had the ability to register their existing water use during the years 1981-1985, establishing a renewable right to that baseline withdrawal. Since the initial registration period, large withdrawers or registered withdrawers seeking to increase their water consumption have been required to obtain a Water Management Act Permit from DEP.
Review Process: A water withdrawal application, including all withdrawal points and total volume from all withdrawal points, is filed with the MassDEP Water Management Program and with the local water resources management official. Within 10 days of filing, an Environmental Notification Form (ENF) must be filed with the Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) Unit. A public notice and comment period is required. A key component of the application process is the water conservation plan prepared by the applicant for approval by DEP. MassDEP considers matters such as safe yield, impacts on other withdrawals, the proposed use of the water, and existing approved water resources management plans.
Forms: www.mass.gov/dep/water/approvals/wmgforms.htm.
Fees: Application fee is $3,340. Annual compliance fee is $175.
Website: www.mass.gov/dep/water/resources/watercon.htm.
Contact: MassDEP Water Management Program (617) 292-5706.
Purpose:
These georegulations data were developed for illustrative purposes to depict the geographic extent(s) of specific laws and policies. They were derived from various sources for planning purposes only and do not necessarily represent contemporary legal spatial positions or orientation(s). All users should verify the location of any boundary of interest prior to use by contacting the controlling legal authority (i.e. Federal, Commonwealth, or town agency) listed in the metadata for guidance.
Supplemental_Information: <http://www.mass.gov/czm/permitguide/regs/watermanagementact.htm>
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Public domain data from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM), an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. Please recognize the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management as the source of these data. You are not permitted to use CZM's name or to suggest that CZM endorses your project or product, without its express written consent. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, CZM cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers. The user must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of these data with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to these data.
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Address: 251 Causeway Street, Suite 800, Boston, MA 02114-2136
City: Boston
State_or_Province: MA
Postal_Code: 02114-2136
Country: USA
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Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of these data, errors and conditions originating from physical sources used to develop these data may be reflected in the data supplied. The client must be aware of data conditions and bear responsibility for the appropriate use of the information with respect to possible errors, original map scale, collection methodology, currency of data, and other conditions specific to certain data. In no event shall CZM be liable for any damages, whether general, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of your use of these data. Your sole remedy for damages is to stop using the data. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CZM and its employees against any claim, loss, liability or expense, including attorneys' fees, resulting from loss of or damage to property or the injury to or death of any person arising out of the use of the data.
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Fees:
GIS and coordinate files may be downloaded at no charge by following links on the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management website (<http://www.mass.gov/czm/>).
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