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Water
Resources
Act
Passes
Late
in
2002,
the
Water
Resources
Act
was
passed
by
the
State
legislature.
This
legislation
will
bring
numerous
changes
to
the
water
industry,
including
the
development
of
a
State
Water
Plan.
The
legislation
can
be
read
by
logging
on
to
The
Pennsylvania
General
Assembly
Web
page.
Some
of
the
highlights
include
the
following:
- Establishes
an
Agriculture
Advisory
Board
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Establishes
One
Statewide
and
Six
Regional
Committees
that
will
be
involved
in
water
resources
planning,
and
are
specifically
tasked
with
guiding
the
development
of
the
State
Water
Plan.
It
should
be
noted
that
these
committees
will
include
one
representative
of
a
public
water
supplier,
while
other
industries
are
granted
higher
numbers
of
representatives.
-
Identifies
critical
water
planning
areas
within
the
Commonwealth.
-
Requires
the
development
of
a
State
Water
Plan
within
five
years
of
the
legislative
effective
date
and
lists
the
specific
items
that
are
to
be
addressed
in
the
Plan.
This
Plan
is
a
much
needed
and
long
overdue
study
of
water
resources
throughout
the
Commonwealth.
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Establishes
a
statewide
data
system,
which
water
users
will
be
required
to
participate
in.
This
reporting
requirement
will
apply
to
users
who
withdraw
as
little
as
10,000
gallons
per
day.
-
Establishes
a
means
of
giving
special
consideration
for
PENNVEST
funding
for
projects
that
reduce
unaccounted
for
water.
-
Establishes
grants
through
the
Department
for
certain
projects
that
reduce
water
use
and/or
encourage
conservation.
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Operator
Certification
The
Operators
Certification
Act
was
signed
on
February
21,
2002
and
is
now
known
as
Act
11.
A
summary
of
the
provisions
of
this
Act
can
be
found
on
the
Operators
page
of
this
web
site.
The
Act
itself
can
be
read
by
logging
on
to
The
Pennsylvania
General
Assembly
Web
page.
Scroll
down
to
and
click
on
1830.
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Lab
Accreditation
The
NELAP/NELAC
lab
accreditation
program
received
final
passage
in
the
House
on
November
19,
2001.
It
was
referred
to
the
Senate
Environmental
Resources
and
Energy
Committee
on
December
3,
2001.
The
Bill
can
be
read
by
logging
on
to
The
Pennsylvania
General
Assembly
Web
page.
Scroll
down
to
and
click
on
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