| | | Sec. C-2. Oversight. The council shall begin the study under | | section 1 no later than October 1, 2005. The study must be | | carried out under the direction of the council with work | | performed by a work group composed of appropriate personnel from | | the Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of | | Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, the Maine Land Use | | Regulation Commission, the Department of Health and Human | | Services' drinking water program, the Maine Geological Survey, | | the Department of Economic and Community Development, the | | Executive Department, State Planning Office and members of the | | public with expertise in relevant fields of interest, including, | | but not limited to, agriculture, public water utilities, | | groundwater law and water bottling and sale. In addition, the | | work group must include a private domestic well owner and | | legislative members from the Joint Standing Committee on Natural | | Resources, the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, | | Conservation and Forestry and the Joint Standing Committee on | | Business, Research and Economic Development. |
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| | | 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. |
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| | | Sec. C-4. Issues to be considered. In developing its recommendations, | | the council shall: |
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| | | 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; |
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| | | 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; |
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| | | 3. Identify and assess criteria that should influence whether | | and how the State regulates or otherwise manages withdrawal of | | groundwater, giving consideration to sizes and uses of | | withdrawal, including, but not necessarily limited to, the | | following: |
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| | | A. The quantity of proposed withdrawal; |
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