Bill Information

An Act providing for the conservation and management of water resources; establishing a Statewide committee and regional water resource advisory committees and providing for their powers and duties; providing for additional duties of the Department of Environmental Protection, the Environmental Hearing Board and the Environmental Quality Board; providing for a State Water Plan, for conservation areas, for permits for the withdrawal or diversion of water, for drought planning, for enforcement, for civil and equitable remedies and for civil and criminal penalties; establishing the Water Conservation Account; providing for the establishment and collection of certain fees; and making repeals.