Sec. C-3. Staffing assistance. The Maine Geological Survey shall provide staff services to the council and serve as lead agency for purposes of management of the study at the council's direction.

Sec. C-4. Issues to be considered. In developing its recommendations, the council shall:

1. Identify and review provisions under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 12, chapter 206-A; Title 22, chapter 601; and Title 38, chapter 3, article 6, any other pertinent state laws that may trigger state regulation of a proposed withdrawal of groundwater;

2. Review existing geological, hydrogeological and other related scientific information regarding Maine's groundwater resources in order to assess the efficacy of existing state law for ensuring that withdrawal of groundwater does not have an undue adverse effect on waters of the State as defined by Title 38, section 361-A, subsection 7; water-related natural resources; and existing uses, including, but not limited to, public or private wells, within the anticipated zone of contribution to the withdrawal;

3. Identify and assess criteria that should influence whether and how the State regulates or otherwise manages withdrawal of groundwater, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following:

A. The quantity of proposed withdrawal;

B. The hydrogeologic characteristics of the aquifer in which the proposed withdrawal will take place;

C. The duration of the proposed withdrawal;

D. The size of the land parcel on which the withdrawal occurs;